M4.5 earthquake 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga at Sep 20, 11:33 AM ET, 513 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 20 Sept 2026, 15:33 UTC |
| Location | -20.373°, -177.862° – 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga |
| Depth | 513.3 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000tis4 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | Fiji region · PAGER green | Feb 10, 3:44 PM 248 d ago | 513 km | – |
| 5.5 | Fiji region · PAGER green | Jul 14, 6:50 PM 94 d ago | 566 km | – |
| 5.0 | Fiji region | Aug 31, 9:29 PM 46 d ago | 536 km | – |
| 4.9 | 265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga | Aug 27, 7:02 PM 50 d ago | 519 km | – |
| 4.9 | 282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga | Jun 1, 8:49 PM 137 d ago | 545 km | – |
| 4.9 | Fiji region | Apr 9, 4:42 PM 190 d ago | 531 km | – |
| 4.9 | Fiji region | Dec 15, 2:43 AM 306 d ago | 603 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Mar 20, 10:45 AM 210 d ago | 575 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Dec 29, 4:50 PM 291 d ago | 600 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Dec 27, 5:11 PM 293 d ago | 591 km | – |
| 4.8 | 278 km W of Houma, Tonga | Dec 22, 11:02 AM 298 d ago | 445 km | – |
| 4.7 | Fiji region | Sep 28, 8:14 AM 18 d ago | 573 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the 280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga earthquake?
Magnitude 4.5 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 513 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.7.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.