Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 9:44 PM GMT+13 (08:44 UTC), 553 km (343 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-28 08:44:18 UTC
Depth
552.7 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.870° S, 177.601° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 550 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 799 days ago · 537 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 797 days ago · 495 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 796 days ago · 552 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 794 days ago · 492 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 794 days ago · 565 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 791 days ago · 552 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 790 days ago · 540 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 786 days ago · 484 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 626 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 5.0252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 785 days ago · 462 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 782 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 780 days ago · 556 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 778 days ago · 501 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 770 days ago · 575 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 536 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 769 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 769 days ago · 488 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 768 days ago · 549 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 828 days ago · 563 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 829 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 486 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 489 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 844 days ago · 506 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mx81. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.