Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 12:53 PM GMT+13 (23:53 UTC), 502 km (312 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-07 23:53:20 UTC
Depth
501.8 km (311.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.904° S, 177.462° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
23

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 690 days ago · 418 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 680 days ago · 330 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 678 days ago · 551 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 670 days ago · 375 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 667 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 663 days ago · 380 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 653 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 647 days ago · 482 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 5.6Fiji region · 647 days ago · 459 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 642 days ago · 437 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 639 days ago · 484 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 637 days ago · 425 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 697 days ago · 502 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.9239 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 703 days ago · 331 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 708 days ago · 393 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 712 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 557 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 715 days ago · 626 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 724 days ago · 435 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p73f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.