Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 6:46 PM GMT+13 (05:46 UTC), 488 km (303 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-22 05:46:17 UTC
Depth
487.7 km (303.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.603° S, 177.978° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
41

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 648 days ago · 482 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 641 days ago · 540 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 425 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 636 days ago · 546 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 634 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 623 days ago · 617 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 623 days ago · 612 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 620 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 618 days ago · 615 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 616 days ago · 442 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 608 days ago · 366 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 597 days ago · 585 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 514 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 592 days ago · 537 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 654 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 668 days ago · 609 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 668 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 375 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 676 days ago · 562 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 677 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 679 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phlj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.