Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 8:59 AM GMT+13 (19:59 UTC), 505 km (314 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2022-12-24 19:59:42 UTC
Depth
505.2 km (313.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.374° S, 177.591° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 558 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1361 days ago · 525 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 492 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 506 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 384 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 487 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 556 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1339 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 567 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.4260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1327 days ago · 498 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 552 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.2273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 407 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1325 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 389 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1318 days ago · 525 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1379 days ago · 532 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 493 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 414 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 522 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1401 days ago · 571 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1402 days ago · 492 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 567 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j2bp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.