M4.6 earthquake 87 km NNW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 87 km NNW of Houma, Tonga on Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 10:57 PM GMT+13 (09:57 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-02-16 09:57:45 UTC
- Depth
- 111.1 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.494° S, 175.732° 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 16.5 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 163°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5132 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 588 days ago · 196 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4135 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 587 days ago · 268 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pe3k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.