M4.6 earthquake 293 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 293 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 7:34 AM GMT+13 (18:34 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-18 18:34:02 UTC
- Depth
- 151.3 km (94.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.366° S, 176.898° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jrd2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.