M4.3 earthquake 82 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 8:21 PM GMT+13 (07:21 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-13 07:21:35 UTC
- Depth
- 145.7 km (90.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.757° S, 175.786° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nyda. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.