M4.3 earthquake 243 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 243 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 6:02 AM GMT+13 (17:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 205 km NW 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
- 2025-04-12 17:02:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.774° S, 176.095° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 254°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6205 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 524 days ago · 258 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 516 days ago · 239 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pv2j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.