M4.3 earthquake 131 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 131 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 2:58 AM GMT+13 (13:58 UTC), 240 km (149 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 142 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-04-02 13:58:12 UTC
- Depth
- 239.9 km (149.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.359° S, 175.193° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 533 days ago · 205 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 516 days ago · 239 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.4142 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 508 days ago · 260 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 8
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ppfz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.