Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, May 4, 2024, 9:56 AM GMT+13 (20:56 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-03 20:56:50 UTC
Depth
523.4 km (325.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.100° S, 177.464° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 878 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 878 days ago · 353 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 875 days ago · 526 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 542 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 486 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 871 days ago · 474 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 869 days ago · 481 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 868 days ago · 480 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 867 days ago · 517 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 858 days ago · 556 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 844 days ago · 506 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 489 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 486 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 829 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 828 days ago · 563 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 826 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3245 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 888 days ago · 520 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 538 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 495 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxid. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.