Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 8:13 AM GMT+13 (19:13 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-14 19:13:38 UTC
Depth
517.2 km (321.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.782° S, 177.616° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1265 days ago · 347 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1263 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 413 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1261 days ago · 460 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 501 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 559 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1240 days ago · 570 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1217 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1213 days ago · 580 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.3258 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1213 days ago · 542 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 559 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.3295 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1268 days ago · 398 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1275 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1278 days ago · 488 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1279 days ago · 535 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.0267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1282 days ago · 563 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1287 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1287 days ago · 484 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1290 days ago · 553 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1292 days ago · 611 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 504 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k5rk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.