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M4.4 Earthquake near 135 km NNW of Houma, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-02-23 23:07:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
268.4 km
Source
USGS

135 km NNW of Houma, Tonga

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About this earthquake

On February 23, 2025 at 23:07 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 135 km NNW of Houma, Tonga. At around 268 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f999574c99ee3007c4f76c7b41d1dc14527174aa
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
268.4 km
UTC time
2025-02-23 23:07:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-20.08820, -175.90750

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 268.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 268.4 km
Intermediate
268.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 57 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 75 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 20.9°S
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 95 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 21.1°S
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·Tonga

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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