Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 5:43 PM GMT+13 (04:43 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 273 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
2025-02-26 04:43:53 UTC
Depth
552.8 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.337° S, 177.859° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 577 days ago · 550 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.0242 km W of Houma, Tonga · 572 days ago · 371 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.7273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 571 days ago · 404 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 566 days ago · 534 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 565 days ago · 516 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 553 days ago · 533 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 551 days ago · 501 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.6299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 547 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 542 days ago · 565 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.1286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 541 days ago · 523 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 575 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 539 days ago · 545 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.0246 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 535 days ago · 550 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 535 days ago · 479 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 510 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 464 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 586 days ago · 577 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 591 days ago · 537 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 514 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 607 days ago · 366 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 613 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pviv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.