Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 9:59 PM GMT+13 (08:59 UTC), 530 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-10-25 08:59:24 UTC
Depth
530.0 km (329.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.483° S, 178.026° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 339 days ago · 623 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 338 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 335 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 331 days ago · 587 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 330 days ago · 540 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 328 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 327 days ago · 521 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 324 days ago · 526 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 321 days ago · 599 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 320 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 315 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 313 days ago · 486 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 312 days ago · 596 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 522 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 311 days ago · 415 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 308 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 306 days ago · 529 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 306 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 531 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 299 days ago · 523 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 296 days ago · 515 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.9Fiji region · 294 days ago · 603 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 294 days ago · 586 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 290 days ago · 467 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 287 days ago · 445 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 347 days ago · 475 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 348 days ago · 532 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 350 days ago · 408 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 351 days ago · 487 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 353 days ago · 478 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 354 days ago · 524 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 361 days ago · 600 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 363 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 365 days ago · 467 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 367 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 373 days ago · 615 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rjel. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.