Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 1:49 AM GMT+13 (12:49 UTC), 502 km (312 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-04 12:49:15 UTC
Depth
501.7 km (311.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.300° S, 177.493° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 697 days ago · 539 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 695 days ago · 502 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 691 days ago · 418 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 683 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 679 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 674 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 672 days ago · 550 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 672 days ago · 375 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 669 days ago · 585 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 664 days ago · 380 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 654 days ago · 550 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 651 days ago · 488 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 648 days ago · 482 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 437 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 642 days ago · 565 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.3159 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 701 days ago · 250 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.9239 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 704 days ago · 331 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 716 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 626 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 718 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 725 days ago · 435 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000npuw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.