Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 230 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 230 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 3:00 AM GMT+13 (14:00 UTC), 327 km (203 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 163 km NNW 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
2024-02-16 14:00:42 UTC
Depth
327.4 km (203.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.779° S, 176.945° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 528 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 563 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 940 days ago · 338 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.3171 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5186 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4184 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 916 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.8165 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.5163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 915 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.5215 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 911 days ago · 339 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.4175 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 908 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 906 days ago · 493 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.8260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 902 days ago · 492 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lzld. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.