Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Dec 3, 2025, 8:49 PM GMT+13 (07:49 UTC), 529 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-03 07:49:55 UTC
Depth
528.9 km (328.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.417° S, 177.676° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 531 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 298 days ago · 523 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 293 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 289 days ago · 467 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 286 days ago · 445 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 284 days ago · 554 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 503 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 515 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 540 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 279 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 274 days ago · 526 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 263 days ago · 526 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 520 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 260 days ago · 528 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 254 days ago · 420 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 252 days ago · 597 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.5186 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 250 days ago · 270 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 248 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 246 days ago · 660 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 246 days ago · 533 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 307 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 310 days ago · 415 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 311 days ago · 596 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 312 days ago · 420 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 312 days ago · 486 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 315 days ago · 572 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 323 days ago · 526 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 326 days ago · 521 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 329 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 334 days ago · 559 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rvzn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.