M4.1 earthquake 171 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 171 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:19 PM GMT+13 (02:19 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 160 km WSW 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
- 2026-03-11 02:19:35 UTC
- Depth
- 206.0 km (128.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.084° S, 176.634° 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 25.8 km horizontally, 23.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s723. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.