M4.4 earthquake 278 km NW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 278 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 PM GMT+13 (10:21 UTC), 541 km (336 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-24 10:21:13 UTC
- Depth
- 540.6 km (335.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.704° S, 177.468° 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 18.0 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 36 days ago · 519 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 29 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 15 days ago · 423 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 13 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 12 days ago · 513 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 11 days ago · 412 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 11 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
Before
- 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 506 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 408 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 49 days ago · 543 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 61 days ago · 574 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 62 days ago · 532 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 64 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tn37. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.