Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 2:05 PM GMT+13 (01:05 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-06-12 01:05:53 UTC
Depth
515.3 km (320.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.255° S, 177.791° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 114 days ago · 548 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.0268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 111 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.6291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 107 days ago · 554 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 106 days ago · 480 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 523 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 97 days ago · 352 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.4262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 525 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 96 days ago · 539 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.1219 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 95 days ago · 368 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 92 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 91 days ago · 540 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 89 days ago · 514 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.2287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 86 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 85 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 85 days ago · 548 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 84 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 84 days ago · 593 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 82 days ago · 541 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 5.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 75 days ago · 593 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 75 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 475 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 63 days ago · 532 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 63 days ago · 539 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.7265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 116 days ago · 568 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 122 days ago · 531 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 124 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.6290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 125 days ago · 566 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 129 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 581 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 142 days ago · 597 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ssdw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.