Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 287 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 287 km W of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 8:36 AM GMT+13 (19:36 UTC), 481 km (299 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-03 19:36:41 UTC
Depth
481.2 km (299.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.696° S, 178.015° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 724 days ago · 538 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 715 days ago · 626 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 557 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 606 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 697 days ago · 502 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 5.2Fiji region · 695 days ago · 588 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 692 days ago · 583 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 691 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 690 days ago · 418 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 676 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 670 days ago · 375 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 513 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 734 days ago · 621 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.0262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 737 days ago · 526 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 477 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.0271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 514 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 741 days ago · 554 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 742 days ago · 598 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 744 days ago · 480 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 747 days ago · 488 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 756 days ago · 484 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nmp0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.