Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 293 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 293 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 1:52 PM GMT+13 (00:52 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-27 00:52:33 UTC
Depth
567.2 km (352.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.711° S, 177.647° 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 17.0 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 561 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.3294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 210 days ago · 570 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 552 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 529 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 370 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 541 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 543 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 199 days ago · 572 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 515 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 193 days ago · 571 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 192 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 187 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 520 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 185 days ago · 544 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 180 days ago · 534 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 568 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 546 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 170 days ago · 509 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 164 days ago · 378 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 162 days ago · 636 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 221 days ago · 607 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.1268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 230 days ago · 611 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 231 days ago · 601 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 232 days ago · 597 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 237 days ago · 561 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.3273 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 237 days ago · 358 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 243 days ago · 508 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 245 days ago · 533 km deep · 26 km away

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