Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 3:13 AM GMT+13 (14:13 UTC), 531 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-04 14:13:17 UTC
Depth
530.8 km (329.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.368° S, 178.046° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 121 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 118 days ago · 580 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 117 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.7265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 115 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.3278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 113 days ago · 515 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 113 days ago · 548 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.0268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 110 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.6291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 107 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 106 days ago · 480 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 103 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 98 days ago · 523 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 97 days ago · 352 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 525 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 539 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.1219 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 94 days ago · 368 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 91 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 88 days ago · 514 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.2287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 85 days ago · 556 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 85 days ago · 552 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.3263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 84 days ago · 548 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 84 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 83 days ago · 552 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 83 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 81 days ago · 541 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 5.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 566 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 79 days ago · 581 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 78 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 74 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 74 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 475 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 62 days ago · 532 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 4.0Fiji region · 62 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 123 days ago · 545 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.6290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 124 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 128 days ago · 557 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 133 days ago · 602 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 136 days ago · 594 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 141 days ago · 597 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 146 days ago · 535 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 150 days ago · 478 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000srt2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.