Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 293 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 293 km W of Houma, Tonga on Sat, May 2, 2026, 9:37 AM GMT+13 (20:37 UTC), 504 km (313 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-01 20:37:19 UTC
Depth
504.1 km (313.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.823° S, 178.103° 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 18.2 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 154 days ago · 492 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 148 days ago · 535 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 143 days ago · 597 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 137 days ago · 594 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 602 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 129 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 125 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 122 days ago · 531 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 122 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 119 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 119 days ago · 588 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.3278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 115 days ago · 515 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.0268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 111 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 107 days ago · 466 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 107 days ago · 480 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 104 days ago · 544 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 100 days ago · 595 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 523 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 98 days ago · 352 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 97 days ago · 525 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 178 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 181 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sw9f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.