Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 293 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 293 km W of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 5:56 PM GMT+13 (04:56 UTC), 440 km (273 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. 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
2024-08-07 04:56:32 UTC
Depth
439.7 km (273.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.230° S, 178.125° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 787 days ago · 400 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 783 days ago · 414 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 782 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 780 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 535 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 581 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 536 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 495 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 488 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 744 days ago · 480 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 477 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 734 days ago · 621 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 730 days ago · 487 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 484 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 787 days ago · 559 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 792 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 798 days ago · 495 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 799 days ago · 634 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 543 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 802 days ago · 601 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 804 days ago · 482 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 813 days ago · 457 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 562 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000niik. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.