Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 12:42 AM GMT+13 (11:42 UTC), 531 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2025-12-04 11:42:06 UTC
Depth
531.0 km (330.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.144° S, 177.710° 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 20.1 km horizontally, 19.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 297 days ago · 523 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 294 days ago · 515 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 292 days ago · 586 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 288 days ago · 467 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 282 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 503 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 515 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 279 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 279 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 279 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 277 days ago · 563 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 272 days ago · 526 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 272 days ago · 559 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 261 days ago · 520 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 259 days ago · 528 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 251 days ago · 597 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.5186 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 249 days ago · 270 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 245 days ago · 660 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 245 days ago · 533 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 304 days ago · 560 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 529 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 306 days ago · 544 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 309 days ago · 522 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 310 days ago · 596 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 420 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 311 days ago · 569 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 486 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 313 days ago · 572 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 322 days ago · 526 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 325 days ago · 521 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 328 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rw11. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.