Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 294 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 294 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 6:16 AM GMT+13 (17:16 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2026-03-07 17:16:31 UTC
Depth
570.3 km (354.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.494° S, 177.494° 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 22.3 km horizontally, 23.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 529 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.1267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 370 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 543 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 199 days ago · 572 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 193 days ago · 571 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 192 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 185 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 174 days ago · 619 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 170 days ago · 509 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 164 days ago · 378 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 162 days ago · 636 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 159 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 158 days ago · 391 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 155 days ago · 578 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 561 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.1293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 221 days ago · 607 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 225 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 232 days ago · 601 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 232 days ago · 597 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 236 days ago · 539 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 237 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.3273 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 237 days ago · 358 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sgyp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.