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Friday, Dec 26, 2025 08:49 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A shallow magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported in the evening near Mata-Utu, Hahake, Uvea, Wallis & Futuna.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Friday, December 26th, 2025, at 8:36 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake as well. A third agency, France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kolopopo (pop. 170) located 120 km from the epicenter, Halalo (pop. 560) 121 km away, Utufua (pop. 620) 122 km away, Mua (pop. 3,000) 122 km away, Falaleu (pop. 630) 127 km away, Mata-Utu (pop. 1,200) 129 km away,

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jan 16, 04:29 am (GMT +12)

4.5

10 km70 km (43 mi) to the SW South Pacific Ocean, 96 km southeast of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna InfoMay 8, 2024 07:28 pm (GMT +12)

4.2

306 km95 km (59 mi) to the E158 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis And Futuna InfoApr 27, 2024 04:53 am (GMT +12)

4.5

10 km71 km (44 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 128 km southeast of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna InfoJun 10, 2023 12:00 pm (GMT +12)

4.0

379 km76 km (47 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna InfoMay 11, 2023 05:02 am (GMT +13)

7.6

210 km284 km (176 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, Tonga 20 reportsInfoMar 9, 2023 03:20 pm (GMT +12)

4.7

10 km49 km (30 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 130 km southeast of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna InfoFeb 19, 2021 03:30 am (GMT +12)

6.1

10 km49 km (30 mi) to the S Fiji Islands Region 1 reportInfoAug 23, 2019 07:27 am (GMT +12)

5.9

10 km41 km (26 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, 98 km east of Alo, Alo, Wallis and Futuna 2 reportsInfoFeb 21, 2017 11:55 am (GMT +12)

5.5

6 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE 188 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis And Futuna InfoDec 2, 2015 06:08 am (GMT +13)

5.7

10 km72 km (45 mi) to the S Fiji Islands Region InfoJul 6, 2011 07:02 am (GMT +12)

5.7

25 km97 km (60 mi) to the E Fiji region (Tonga) InfoFeb 28, 2011 03:24 pm (GMT +13)

5.2

10 km81 km (50 mi) to the SE

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 22, 12:50 am (GMT +9)

4.1

409 km54 km (34 mi) to the SE Izu Islands, Japan Region  I FELT IT InfoDec 21, 06:36 pm (GMT +9)

4.4

432 km27 km (17 mi) to the SE Izu Islands, Japan Region  I FELT IT InfoNov 26, 12:26 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

413 km29 km (18 mi) to the E Izu Islands, Japan Region InfoOct 18, 05:28 am (GMT +9)

4.6

417 km83 km (51 mi) to the SE Izu Islands, Japan Region InfoOct 15, 08:29 am (GMT +9)

4.5

441 km15 km (9.1 mi) to the W Izu Islands, Japan Region InfoOct 11, 12:22 pm (GMT +9)

4.8

433 km2.8 km (1.7 mi) to the E Izu Islands, Japan Region InfoAug 7, 03:38 am (GMT +9)

4.3

487 km70 km (44 mi) to the S Izu Islands, Japan Region InfoApr 5, 2019 06:56 pm (GMT +9)

5.8

394 km27 km (17 mi) to the E Philippine Sea, 489 km southeast of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan 2 reportsInfoAug 26, 2016 02:04 am (GMT +9)

5.8

473 km62 km (38 mi) to the NW Southeast of Honshu, Japan InfoAug 22, 2016 06:33 pm (GMT +9)

5.5

411 km80 km (50 mi) to the SE Philippine Sea, 438 km northwest of Hutami, Tokyo, Japan InfoFeb 15, 2016 03:09 am (GMT +9)

5.6

419 km32 km (20 mi) to the E Philippine Sea, 497 km southeast of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan 1 reportInfoSep 4, 2013 09:18 am (GMT +9)

6.5

402 km60 km (37 mi) to the SE Izu Islands, Japan Region 21 reportsInfoApr 21, 2013 12:22 pm (GMT +9)

6.1

422 km64 km (40 mi) to the SE Philippine Sea, 453 km northwest of Hutami, Tokyo, Japan 1 reportInfoOct

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