Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Apr 4, 2025, 11:57 AM GMT+13 (22:57 UTC), 526 km (327 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-03 22:57:18 UTC
Depth
526.0 km (326.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.580° S, 178.109° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 545 days ago · 586 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 542 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.1286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 541 days ago · 523 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 536 days ago · 479 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 510 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 464 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 533 days ago · 601 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 522 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 521 days ago · 607 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.2299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 515 days ago · 480 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 513 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.5292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 513 days ago · 496 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 511 days ago · 623 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.5279 km W of Houma, Tonga · 511 days ago · 499 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 510 days ago · 619 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 507 days ago · 498 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.5258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 506 days ago · 513 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.4259 km W of Houma, Tonga · 506 days ago · 478 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.1293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 506 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.4271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 503 days ago · 504 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.5279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 501 days ago · 537 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.4239 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 500 days ago · 502 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 497 days ago · 598 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.0292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 497 days ago · 515 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.0272 km W of Houma, Tonga · 493 days ago · 425 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 490 days ago · 503 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 487 days ago · 401 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 551 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 551 days ago · 501 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 553 days ago · 533 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 565 days ago · 516 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.7273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 571 days ago · 404 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.0242 km W of Houma, Tonga · 572 days ago · 371 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q3u5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.