Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 282 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 282 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 12:46 AM GMT+13 (11:46 UTC), 588 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-25 11:46:32 UTC
Depth
588.5 km (365.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.381° S, 177.236° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 21.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 882 days ago · 523 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 858 days ago · 462 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 858 days ago · 590 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 282 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 843 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 843 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw0k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.