Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 11:30 PM GMT+13 (10:30 UTC), 514 km (319 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-24 10:30:05 UTC
Depth
513.5 km (319.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.960° S, 177.562° 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 18.3 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 477 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.0262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 737 days ago · 526 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 513 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 724 days ago · 435 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 715 days ago · 626 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 711 days ago · 568 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 708 days ago · 393 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.9239 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 703 days ago · 331 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 697 days ago · 502 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 694 days ago · 502 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 690 days ago · 418 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 680 days ago · 330 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 741 days ago · 554 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 741 days ago · 568 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 742 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 744 days ago · 480 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 747 days ago · 488 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 756 days ago · 484 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.1270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 759 days ago · 519 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.1287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 759 days ago · 548 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 768 days ago · 549 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nz2f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.