M4.4 earthquake 266 km WSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 266 km WSW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 1:14 PM GMT+13 (00:14 UTC), 328 km (204 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-18 00:14:47 UTC
- Depth
- 328.0 km (203.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 22.382° S, 177.527° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 48
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2258 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 1264 days ago · 388 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.2295 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 308 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jkzm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.