Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 243 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 243 km W of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Dec 2, 2024, 12:40 AM GMT+13 (11:40 UTC), 375 km (233 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-01 11:40:12 UTC
Depth
374.8 km (232.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.767° S, 177.603° 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 24.8 km horizontally, 22.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 668 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 648 days ago · 482 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 425 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 616 days ago · 442 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 683 days ago · 549 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 691 days ago · 418 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 692 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 695 days ago · 502 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 697 days ago · 539 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 698 days ago · 502 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.3159 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 701 days ago · 250 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nv9l. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.