Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, May 7, 2026, 1:15 AM GMT+13 (12:15 UTC), 478 km (297 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-06 12:15:06 UTC
Depth
478.0 km (297.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.318° S, 177.705° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 146 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 142 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 133 days ago · 581 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 128 days ago · 557 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 125 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 124 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 121 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.7265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 115 days ago · 568 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.3278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 114 days ago · 515 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.4297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 113 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.0268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 110 days ago · 555 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.6291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 107 days ago · 554 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 106 days ago · 480 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 97 days ago · 352 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 525 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.1219 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 94 days ago · 368 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 92 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 155 days ago · 504 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 159 days ago · 533 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 162 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 170 days ago · 509 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 546 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 550 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 177 days ago · 531 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 179 days ago · 534 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sxpl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.