M4.2 earthquake 169 km SSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 169 km SSW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 1:52 PM GMT+13 (00:52 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 243 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-09-14 00:52:33 UTC
- Depth
- 72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.494° S, 176.127° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.4241 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4126 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8242 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 775 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7180 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 776 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.5118 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nyzt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.