M5.1 earthquake 99 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 99 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 7:00 AM GMT+13 (18:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-15 18:00:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.524° S, 173.055° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3157 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.054 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1317 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2100 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1272 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.799 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1267 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jp72. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.