Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 297 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 297 km W of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 8:20 AM GMT+13 (19:20 UTC), 475 km (295 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. 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
2026-07-24 19:20:59 UTC
Depth
474.7 km (295.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.973° S, 178.160° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3278 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 70 days ago · 388 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 63 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 63 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 60 days ago · 494 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 56 days ago · 468 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 52 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 50 days ago · 543 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 38 days ago · 621 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 37 days ago · 519 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 36 days ago · 532 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.3255 km W of Houma, Tonga · 34 days ago · 391 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 33 days ago · 536 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 31 days ago · 629 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 24 days ago · 502 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 16 days ago · 423 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 13 days ago · 513 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 71 days ago · 632 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 79 days ago · 532 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 80 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 566 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 82 days ago · 419 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 83 days ago · 593 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 83 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 84 days ago · 540 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 85 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 85 days ago · 552 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 89 days ago · 514 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 94 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 525 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 98 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 595 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 100 days ago · 642 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tgqq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.