M4.5 earthquake 292 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 292 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 9:32 AM GMT+13 (20:32 UTC), 157 km (97 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
- 2023-03-17 20:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 156.6 km (97.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.079° S, 177.256° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jkyf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.