M5.2 earthquake 126 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 126 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 3:49 PM GMT+13 (02:49 UTC), 224 km (139 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-02-26 02:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 223.6 km (138.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.648° S, 176.388° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.093 · 11 stations |
| 5.3 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 11.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2112 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 198 days ago · 218 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.1105 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 206 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2121 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 165 days ago · 197 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s0da (also filed as usauto7000s0da). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.