Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 6:23 AM GMT+13 (17:23 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-14 17:23:12 UTC
Depth
518.1 km (322.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.625° S, 177.699° 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 16.3 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 541 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 498 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 197 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 515 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 416 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 195 days ago · 517 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 187 days ago · 546 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 520 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 548 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 185 days ago · 544 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 180 days ago · 534 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 177 days ago · 567 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 177 days ago · 531 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 550 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 546 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 170 days ago · 509 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 162 days ago · 550 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 159 days ago · 533 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 155 days ago · 504 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.3299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 154 days ago · 492 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 150 days ago · 478 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 147 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 529 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 552 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 217 days ago · 539 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 218 days ago · 551 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 561 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 503 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 219 days ago · 509 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 226 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 230 days ago · 611 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 231 days ago · 494 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 232 days ago · 542 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sgbq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.