M4.3 earthquake 66 km SSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 6:28 AM GMT+13 (17:28 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 118 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-08-14 17:28:23 UTC
- Depth
- 49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.744° S, 175.480° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nq2r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.