M4.4 earthquake 88 km WSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 7:28 PM GMT+13 (06:28 UTC), 170 km (105 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-03-29 06:28:05 UTC
- Depth
- 169.7 km (105.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.332° S, 176.139° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.425 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 536 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.454 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 528 days ago · 186 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3138 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 526 days ago · 234 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2173 km W of Houma, Tonga · 501 days ago · 330 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q4ry. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.