M4.1 earthquake 241 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 241 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 12:43 PM GMT+13 (23:43 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 189 km SW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-02 23:43:58 UTC
- Depth
- 195.9 km (121.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.661° S, 177.010° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5238 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 272 days ago · 249 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4170 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 271 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6160 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 242 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.3189 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 225 days ago · 194 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrf9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.