M4.2 earthquake 150 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 150 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 3:57 PM GMT-12 (03:57 UTC), 280 km (174 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 178 km WSW of Hihifo, 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
- 2025-01-08 03:57:56 UTC
- Depth
- 280.1 km (174.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.521° S, 175.080° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 12.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0178 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 629 days ago · 323 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5142 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 607 days ago · 253 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pl96. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.