Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:18 AM GMT+13 (16:18 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-27 16:18:17 UTC
Depth
514.7 km (319.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.192° S, 177.609° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 27.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
15

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 278 days ago · 563 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 273 days ago · 526 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 273 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 263 days ago · 526 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 520 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 260 days ago · 528 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 252 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.5186 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 250 days ago · 270 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 246 days ago · 660 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 246 days ago · 533 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.4295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 243 days ago · 508 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 237 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 232 days ago · 542 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 232 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 232 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.1268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 230 days ago · 611 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 225 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 503 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 289 days ago · 467 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 293 days ago · 586 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 298 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 531 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 304 days ago · 560 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 529 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 307 days ago · 544 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rqlq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.