Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 12:53 AM GMT+13 (11:53 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-04 11:53:29 UTC
Depth
584.5 km (363.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.941° S, 177.763° 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 23.3 km horizontally, 22.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 669 days ago · 609 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 665 days ago · 380 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 656 days ago · 550 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 652 days ago · 488 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 482 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 5.6Fiji region · 649 days ago · 459 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 645 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 437 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 643 days ago · 565 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 641 days ago · 484 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 425 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 493 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 635 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 622 days ago · 595 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 617 days ago · 442 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.4285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 615 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 615 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 375 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 675 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 680 days ago · 551 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 683 days ago · 330 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 684 days ago · 549 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 688 days ago · 536 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 692 days ago · 418 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 693 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 696 days ago · 502 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 699 days ago · 539 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 700 days ago · 502 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nvw7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.