M4.2 earthquake 66 km NW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 66 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 2:33 AM GMT+13 (13:33 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 132 km NNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-11-24 13:33:18 UTC
- Depth
- 92.3 km (57.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.797° S, 175.799° 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 20.2 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nxcq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.