Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Jun 17, 2024, 2:48 AM GMT+13 (13:48 UTC), 486 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-16 13:48:21 UTC
Depth
485.7 km (301.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.258° S, 177.618° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 830 days ago · 557 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 827 days ago · 553 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 820 days ago · 633 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 820 days ago · 547 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 813 days ago · 457 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 804 days ago · 482 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 800 days ago · 537 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 798 days ago · 495 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 795 days ago · 492 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 484 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 626 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 5.0252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 786 days ago · 462 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 780 days ago · 556 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 501 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 839 days ago · 489 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 845 days ago · 506 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 847 days ago · 559 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 850 days ago · 508 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 333 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 859 days ago · 556 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 864 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 868 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 868 days ago · 517 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mstd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.