Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 2:02 AM GMT+13 (13:02 UTC), 486 km (302 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-11-26 13:02:46 UTC
Depth
486.5 km (302.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.628° S, 177.815° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 310 days ago · 596 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 309 days ago · 522 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 529 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 304 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 303 days ago · 531 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 298 days ago · 523 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 288 days ago · 467 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 285 days ago · 445 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 503 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 515 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 280 days ago · 591 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 540 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 275 days ago · 491 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 273 days ago · 526 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 261 days ago · 520 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 260 days ago · 589 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 259 days ago · 528 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 3.9Fiji region · 256 days ago · 597 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 314 days ago · 572 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 319 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 320 days ago · 599 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 322 days ago · 526 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 325 days ago · 521 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 326 days ago · 607 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 329 days ago · 540 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 329 days ago · 587 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 336 days ago · 551 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ruh4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.