M4.5 earthquake 79 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 79 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 14, 2023, 11:01 AM GMT+13 (22:01 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-13 22:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.650° S, 173.983° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3134 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 225 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.2Tonga · 1311 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.416 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1296 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3118 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.510 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1274 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jqke. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.