M4.2 earthquake 90 km W of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km W of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 6:45 PM GMT+13 (05:45 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 104 km NW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-17 05:45:51 UTC
- Depth
- 199.3 km (123.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.019° S, 176.154° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.6 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5104 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 878 days ago · 205 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5134 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 857 days ago · 261 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mtq6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.