Tonga earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 12:49 AM GMT+13 (11:49 UTC), 446 km (277 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 266 km W 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
2024-03-03 11:49:24 UTC
Depth
446.2 km (277.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.501° S, 177.651° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 338 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 525 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 931 days ago · 511 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 921 days ago · 596 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 557 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 912 days ago · 473 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 910 days ago · 495 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 5.4266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 898 days ago · 388 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 893 days ago · 603 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 4.3245 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 888 days ago · 520 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 542 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.8Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.4165 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 954 days ago · 291 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 960 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.3261 km W of Houma, Tonga · 962 days ago · 400 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 561 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m3y4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.