Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 5:23 AM GMT+13 (16:23 UTC), 366 km (227 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2025-02-02 16:23:05 UTC
Depth
365.8 km (227.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.339° S, 177.459° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 597 days ago · 514 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 596 days ago · 398 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 590 days ago · 509 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 588 days ago · 577 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 586 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 580 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0242 km W of Houma, Tonga · 574 days ago · 371 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.7273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 573 days ago · 404 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 568 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 568 days ago · 516 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 555 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 553 days ago · 501 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 615 days ago · 579 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 618 days ago · 442 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 636 days ago · 575 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 493 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pau9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.