Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 11:10 AM GMT+13 (22:10 UTC), 418 km (260 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
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-11 22:10:08 UTC
Depth
418.5 km (260.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.449° S, 177.750° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
148

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 678 days ago · 551 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 670 days ago · 375 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 667 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 653 days ago · 550 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 649 days ago · 488 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 647 days ago · 482 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 641 days ago · 437 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 640 days ago · 565 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 639 days ago · 484 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 637 days ago · 425 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 633 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 690 days ago · 543 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 691 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 694 days ago · 502 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 697 days ago · 502 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 606 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 557 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.4Fiji region · 715 days ago · 626 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nr9k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.