Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 283 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 283 km W of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Feb 11, 2026, 4:32 PM GMT+13 (03:32 UTC), 414 km (257 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-11 03:32:16 UTC
Depth
413.9 km (257.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.387° S, 178.026° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 231 days ago · 542 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 231 days ago · 494 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 226 days ago · 377 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 226 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 218 days ago · 509 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 503 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 217 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 198 days ago · 498 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 197 days ago · 575 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 196 days ago · 499 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.3266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 416 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 195 days ago · 517 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 548 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.0290 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 181 days ago · 317 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 177 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 177 days ago · 531 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 6.2Fiji region · 235 days ago · 513 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 237 days ago · 587 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.8280 km W of Houma, Tonga · 241 days ago · 388 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 252 days ago · 589 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 260 days ago · 589 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s7r9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.