Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, May 31, 2024, 1:25 AM GMT+13 (12:25 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-30 12:25:37 UTC
Depth
550.1 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.431° S, 178.046° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 333 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 855 days ago · 554 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 853 days ago · 529 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 850 days ago · 591 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 850 days ago · 508 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 847 days ago · 543 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 845 days ago · 506 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 839 days ago · 489 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 839 days ago · 486 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 830 days ago · 557 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 827 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 824 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 821 days ago · 633 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 820 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 818 days ago · 586 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 562 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 813 days ago · 457 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 808 days ago · 484 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 804 days ago · 482 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 543 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 800 days ago · 537 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 798 days ago · 495 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 857 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 859 days ago · 556 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 861 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 864 days ago · 559 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 868 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 868 days ago · 517 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 869 days ago · 480 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 870 days ago · 578 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 870 days ago · 481 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 872 days ago · 474 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 876 days ago · 486 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 876 days ago · 542 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 876 days ago · 526 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 878 days ago · 587 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 879 days ago · 592 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.5254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 883 days ago · 523 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 886 days ago · 455 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mnz3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.