Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, May 11, 2024, 6:53 AM GMT+13 (17:53 UTC), 486 km (302 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-10 17:53:07 UTC
Depth
486.5 km (302.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.161° S, 177.802° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
32

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 873 days ago · 474 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 870 days ago · 481 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 869 days ago · 480 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 868 days ago · 517 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 868 days ago · 598 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 864 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 859 days ago · 556 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 857 days ago · 585 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 333 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 853 days ago · 529 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 850 days ago · 591 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 850 days ago · 508 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 847 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 847 days ago · 403 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 847 days ago · 543 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 845 days ago · 506 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 839 days ago · 489 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 839 days ago · 486 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 830 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 828 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 827 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 821 days ago · 633 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 820 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 818 days ago · 586 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 876 days ago · 542 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 876 days ago · 526 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 878 days ago · 587 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 879 days ago · 353 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 879 days ago · 592 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 883 days ago · 523 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 886 days ago · 455 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 888 days ago · 574 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3245 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 889 days ago · 520 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 894 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 894 days ago · 603 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 896 days ago · 365 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 901 days ago · 389 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 903 days ago · 492 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000myzx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.