Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 294 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 294 km W of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:35 AM GMT+13 (21:35 UTC), 419 km (261 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-13 21:35:45 UTC
Depth
419.3 km (260.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.367° S, 178.137° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 82 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 81 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 80 days ago · 532 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 74 days ago · 501 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 632 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 73 days ago · 475 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.3278 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 388 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 68 days ago · 551 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 64 days ago · 539 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 61 days ago · 494 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 58 days ago · 468 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 54 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 38 days ago · 532 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.3255 km W of Houma, Tonga · 35 days ago · 391 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 34 days ago · 536 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 32 days ago · 629 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 26 days ago · 502 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 85 days ago · 593 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 85 days ago · 552 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 86 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 86 days ago · 561 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 95 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 100 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 105 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 107 days ago · 480 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 108 days ago · 466 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t1dg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.