Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 294 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 294 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 12:50 AM GMT+13 (11:50 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 237 km NW 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
2024-04-08 11:50:15 UTC
Depth
557.1 km (346.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.474° S, 177.468° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 882 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 486 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 858 days ago · 462 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 858 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 282 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 920 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 921 days ago · 612 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 929 days ago · 552 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000marj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.