Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 6:59 AM GMT+13 (17:59 UTC), 529 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-28 17:59:43 UTC
Depth
528.8 km (328.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.423° S, 177.668° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1131 days ago · 516 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1129 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1124 days ago · 531 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1124 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 527 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.5286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 494 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 525 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1119 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.0244 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1115 days ago · 389 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1113 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1113 days ago · 509 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1112 days ago · 496 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 542 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.5257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1105 days ago · 527 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1100 days ago · 623 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.3273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1098 days ago · 507 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.7250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1095 days ago · 503 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1092 days ago · 564 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1090 days ago · 500 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1087 days ago · 541 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1080 days ago · 479 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1076 days ago · 595 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 517 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 533 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1074 days ago · 518 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1136 days ago · 541 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1137 days ago · 602 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3241 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1139 days ago · 504 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1139 days ago · 376 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1140 days ago · 588 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.5270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1141 days ago · 533 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 493 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1145 days ago · 502 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1148 days ago · 528 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1148 days ago · 529 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1148 days ago · 539 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1148 days ago · 250 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1149 days ago · 536 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1153 days ago · 573 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1154 days ago · 420 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1160 days ago · 394 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ksnf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.