Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 12:21 PM GMT+13 (23:21 UTC), 484 km (301 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
2025-01-01 23:21:45 UTC
Depth
484.3 km (300.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.023° S, 177.556° 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 26.9 km horizontally, 26.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 637 days ago · 425 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 633 days ago · 575 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 615 days ago · 442 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 612 days ago · 579 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 612 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 607 days ago · 366 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.0274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 602 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 514 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 594 days ago · 547 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 591 days ago · 537 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 585 days ago · 577 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 584 days ago · 553 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 641 days ago · 437 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 647 days ago · 482 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 653 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 663 days ago · 380 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 667 days ago · 585 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pjrz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.