Tonga earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 3:00 AM GMT+13 (14:00 UTC), 482 km (299 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
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-24 14:00:31 UTC
Depth
481.6 km (299.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.419° S, 177.824° 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 34.2 km horizontally, 29.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 642 days ago · 437 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 639 days ago · 484 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 425 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 633 days ago · 575 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 619 days ago · 595 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 617 days ago · 615 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 615 days ago · 442 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 613 days ago · 579 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 607 days ago · 366 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 514 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 591 days ago · 537 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 654 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 668 days ago · 585 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 375 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pi6x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.