M4.5 earthquake 53 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on Sat, May 6, 2023, 12:27 PM GMT+13 (23:27 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 87 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-05 23:27:57 UTC
- Depth
- 155.1 km (96.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.401° S, 174.679° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.666 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 1211 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 144 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.487 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k9xc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.