Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 280 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 280 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Dec 1, 2025, 8:07 PM GMT+13 (07:07 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-01 07:07:46 UTC
Depth
544.2 km (338.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.756° S, 177.529° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 529 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 304 days ago · 560 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 303 days ago · 531 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 297 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 292 days ago · 586 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 288 days ago · 627 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 283 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 503 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 515 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 279 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 277 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 273 days ago · 526 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 272 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 261 days ago · 520 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 259 days ago · 528 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 251 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.5186 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 249 days ago · 270 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 310 days ago · 596 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 420 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 311 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 314 days ago · 572 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 322 days ago · 526 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 325 days ago · 521 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 331 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 336 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000reuf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.