Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 299 km W of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 299 km W of Houma, Tonga on Tue, May 6, 2025, 3:33 AM GMT+13 (14:33 UTC), 480 km (299 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2025-05-05 14:33:42 UTC
Depth
480.4 km (298.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.136° S, 178.188° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 513 days ago · 577 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 513 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.5279 km W of Houma, Tonga · 511 days ago · 499 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 507 days ago · 498 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.4259 km W of Houma, Tonga · 506 days ago · 478 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.5279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 501 days ago · 537 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 497 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.0272 km W of Houma, Tonga · 493 days ago · 425 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 484 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.3274 km W of Houma, Tonga · 482 days ago · 497 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 482 days ago · 497 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.3275 km W of Houma, Tonga · 481 days ago · 433 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 480 days ago · 603 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 479 days ago · 549 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.3289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 478 days ago · 529 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 466 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 465 days ago · 589 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 463 days ago · 625 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 463 days ago · 607 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 463 days ago · 622 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 519 days ago · 585 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 521 days ago · 607 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 521 days ago · 559 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 522 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 534 days ago · 601 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 464 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 510 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 551 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 540 days ago · 575 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 546 days ago · 586 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q0l4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.