Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 293 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 293 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 1:47 PM GMT+13 (00:47 UTC), 563 km (350 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-04 00:47:45 UTC
Depth
562.5 km (349.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.444° S, 177.434° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 671 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 929 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 921 days ago · 612 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 920 days ago · 562 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 959 days ago · 327 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 962 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 964 days ago · 498 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m45p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.