M4.9 earthquake south of Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of Tonga at Dec 8, 2:19 AM ET, 10 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 8 Dec 2025, 07:19 UTC |
| Location | -26.260°, -175.913° – south of Tonga |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000rtbw |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Nov 20, 7:50 AM 330 d ago | 109 km | – |
| 5.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Feb 3, 9:07 PM 255 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 9, 4:00 PM 311 d ago | 26 km | – |
| 5.3 | Kermadec Islands region | Dec 8, 7:37 PM 312 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Nov 30, 5:05 AM 320 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 25, 4:57 AM 295 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 9, 3:31 PM 311 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 2, 12:13 AM 319 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.9 | south of Tonga | Dec 12, 5:09 AM 308 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.9 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 9, 6:15 AM 311 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 8, 5:57 PM 312 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.6 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 5, 9:40 AM 315 d ago | 10 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the south of Tonga earthquake?
Magnitude 4.9 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 10 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
6 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M5.3.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.