M4.2 earthquake 89 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 1:12 AM GMT+13 (12:12 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 122 km SE 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
- 2025-10-12 12:12:01 UTC
- Depth
- 77.4 km (48.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.726° S, 173.538° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.279 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 346 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.462 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 339 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 333 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.464 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 327 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6164 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 309 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rkrx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.