Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Jun 11, 2024, 3:54 AM GMT+13 (14:54 UTC), 506 km (315 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 161 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-10 14:54:14 UTC
Depth
506.4 km (314.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.449° S, 177.572° 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 16.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 489 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 486 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 829 days ago · 557 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 828 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 826 days ago · 553 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 822 days ago · 577 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 820 days ago · 633 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 819 days ago · 547 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 812 days ago · 457 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 803 days ago · 482 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 799 days ago · 537 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 797 days ago · 495 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 794 days ago · 492 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 5.0161 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 791 days ago · 224 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 786 days ago · 484 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 626 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 5.0252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 785 days ago · 462 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 858 days ago · 556 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 867 days ago · 517 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 868 days ago · 480 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 869 days ago · 481 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 871 days ago · 474 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mt7j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.