M4.5 earthquake 201 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 201 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 3:45 AM GMT+13 (14:45 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2023-02-18 14:45:11 UTC
- Depth
- 153.9 km (95.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.436° S, 176.707° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 19
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5292 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 157 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4266 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 328 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jpxh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.