Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Mar 2, 2024, 10:41 PM GMT+13 (09:41 UTC), 537 km (334 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
2024-03-02 09:41:53 UTC
Depth
536.9 km (333.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.812° S, 177.573° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 942 days ago · 563 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 937 days ago · 671 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 937 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 931 days ago · 511 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 929 days ago · 552 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 921 days ago · 596 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 920 days ago · 562 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 915 days ago · 557 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 909 days ago · 495 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 538 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.3245 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 888 days ago · 520 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 950 days ago · 459 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 970 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m3wz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.