M4.6 earthquake 177 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 177 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 9:44 AM GMT+13 (20:44 UTC), 213 km (132 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 97 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2025-02-21 20:44:11 UTC
- Depth
- 212.9 km (132.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.655° S, 175.667° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0210 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 579 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.1155 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 573 days ago · 208 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.797 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 573 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.3131 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 550 days ago · 240 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 533 days ago · 205 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pw41. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.