M4.6 earthquake 264 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 264 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Jul 26, 2024, 5:11 AM GMT+13 (16:11 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 242 km SW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-07-25 16:11:39 UTC
- Depth
- 155.9 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.860° S, 177.109° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8242 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 774 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.4241 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 752 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nfr7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.