Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Jun 5, 2024, 9:26 PM GMT+13 (08:26 UTC), 508 km (316 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
2024-06-05 08:26:49 UTC
Depth
507.9 km (315.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.091° S, 177.414° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
32

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 844 days ago · 506 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 489 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 486 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 829 days ago · 557 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 826 days ago · 553 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 812 days ago · 457 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 799 days ago · 537 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 797 days ago · 495 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 794 days ago · 492 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 790 days ago · 540 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 858 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 867 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 868 days ago · 480 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 870 days ago · 481 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 872 days ago · 474 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 486 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 542 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 875 days ago · 526 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.3194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 878 days ago · 353 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 878 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mqfr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.