M4.2 earthquake 154 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 9:46 PM GMT+13 (08:46 UTC), 235 km (146 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-12-25 08:46:53 UTC
- Depth
- 234.8 km (145.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.391° S, 175.426° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 992 days ago · 230 km deep · 0 km away
- 6.4148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 990 days ago · 209 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
- 4.5201 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 973 days ago · 169 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.2180 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 969 days ago · 214 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m1sw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.