Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 2:58 AM GMT+13 (13:58 UTC), 477 km (296 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 13:58:56 UTC
Depth
476.8 km (296.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.677° S, 177.875° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 526 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 735 days ago · 621 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 513 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 481 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 718 days ago · 579 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 716 days ago · 626 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 606 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 703 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 698 days ago · 502 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 697 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 588 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 695 days ago · 502 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 5.0Fiji region · 692 days ago · 583 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 691 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 691 days ago · 418 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 683 days ago · 549 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.0271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 514 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 741 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 741 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 745 days ago · 480 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 748 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 488 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 749 days ago · 571 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 750 days ago · 521 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 756 days ago · 484 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.1270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 760 days ago · 519 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 760 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nz2y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.