M4.9 earthquake 243 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 243 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 3:42 AM GMT+13 (14:42 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-03 14:42:17 UTC
- Depth
- 161.8 km (100.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.814° S, 176.873° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 717 days ago · 169 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5257 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nwau. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.