Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 11:10 PM GMT+13 (10:10 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-15 10:10:32 UTC
Depth
520.1 km (323.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.349° S, 177.608° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 259 days ago · 528 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 251 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.5186 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 249 days ago · 270 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 245 days ago · 660 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 245 days ago · 533 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.4295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 243 days ago · 508 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 236 days ago · 561 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 231 days ago · 542 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 231 days ago · 494 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 231 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 231 days ago · 601 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.1268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 230 days ago · 611 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 222 days ago · 378 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.1293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 567 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 503 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 217 days ago · 561 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 217 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.3294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 210 days ago · 570 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 552 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 529 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 518 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 272 days ago · 526 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 279 days ago · 609 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 279 days ago · 540 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 515 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 503 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 282 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 285 days ago · 445 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 288 days ago · 467 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rpu4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.