Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Dec 1, 2024, 4:03 PM GMT+13 (03:03 UTC), 550 km (342 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-01 03:03:31 UTC
Depth
549.6 km (341.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.368° S, 177.800° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3243 km W of Houma, Tonga · 672 days ago · 375 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 669 days ago · 585 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 668 days ago · 609 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 655 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 651 days ago · 488 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 649 days ago · 482 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 645 days ago · 543 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 437 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 642 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 639 days ago · 425 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 637 days ago · 493 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 635 days ago · 575 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 621 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 617 days ago · 442 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 614 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 674 days ago · 537 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 680 days ago · 551 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 684 days ago · 549 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 691 days ago · 418 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 692 days ago · 543 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 693 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 695 days ago · 591 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 695 days ago · 502 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 698 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 699 days ago · 502 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nyh4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.