Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 7:11 AM GMT+13 (18:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 77 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-24 18:11:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.131° S, 173.087° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3102 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.077 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1342 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.9Samoa Islands region · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3Samoa Islands region · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1332 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.1132 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1308 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.694 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1305 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.2118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.6114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1300 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.7106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1300 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.8122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1299 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1290 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.9107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.9Tonga · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jlvh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.