M4.7 earthquake 250 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 250 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, May 25, 2026, 2:19 AM GMT+13 (13:19 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-24 13:19:59 UTC
- Depth
- 203.0 km (126.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.668° S, 177.118° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6237 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 114 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5289 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 109 days ago · 220 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000szxi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.