Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 262 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 262 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 9:40 PM GMT+13 (08:40 UTC), 404 km (251 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-23 08:40:48 UTC
Depth
404.5 km (251.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.693° S, 177.268° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 976 days ago · 532 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 970 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 964 days ago · 498 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 950 days ago · 459 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 942 days ago · 563 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 937 days ago · 671 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 931 days ago · 511 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 929 days ago · 552 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 558 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1003 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lu4n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.