Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 290 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 290 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 9:20 AM GMT+13 (20:20 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 233 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
2024-02-14 20:20:16 UTC
Depth
564.5 km (350.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.608° S, 177.543° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5230 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 962 days ago · 327 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 957 days ago · 539 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 953 days ago · 505 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 953 days ago · 574 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 953 days ago · 459 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 947 days ago · 537 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 946 days ago · 528 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 946 days ago · 446 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 945 days ago · 563 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 577 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 338 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 671 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 939 days ago · 597 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 934 days ago · 511 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 932 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 924 days ago · 612 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 923 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 914 days ago · 339 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 913 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.4248 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 912 days ago · 495 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 912 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 910 days ago · 538 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 910 days ago · 528 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 910 days ago · 557 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 908 days ago · 493 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 905 days ago · 492 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 904 days ago · 392 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 965 days ago · 593 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 967 days ago · 498 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 967 days ago · 486 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 561 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 482 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 539 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 979 days ago · 532 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 549 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 982 days ago · 486 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 986 days ago · 404 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 986 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 990 days ago · 495 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 990 days ago · 522 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lz8n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.