M4.9 earthquake 128 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 128 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 4:13 AM GMT+13 (15:13 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 2024-11-25 15:13:23 UTC
- Depth
- 78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.061° S, 176.095° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 31
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p7ky. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.