Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 3:51 PM GMT+13 (02:51 UTC), 493 km (306 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-05 02:51:56 UTC
Depth
492.8 km (306.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.271° S, 177.516° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 635 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 617 days ago · 442 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 614 days ago · 579 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 609 days ago · 366 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 514 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 398 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 592 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 589 days ago · 509 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 587 days ago · 577 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 585 days ago · 553 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 578 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 639 days ago · 425 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 642 days ago · 565 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 437 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 649 days ago · 482 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 651 days ago · 488 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 655 days ago · 550 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 664 days ago · 380 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phxt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.