Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 48 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, May 11, 2023, 5:11 AM GMT+13 (16:11 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km WNW 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
2023-05-10 16:11:36 UTC
Depth
175.5 km (109.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.797° S, 174.219° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.780 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 166 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.074 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 199 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.798 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 223 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.4Tonga · 1241 days ago · 207 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 227 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.472 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 185 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.694 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 212 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4Tonga · 1241 days ago · 183 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.0Tonga · 1241 days ago · 177 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2Tonga · 1241 days ago · 208 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.076 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 196 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.471 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1239 days ago · 184 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.3102 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1237 days ago · 182 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4Tonga · 1237 days ago · 178 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1234 days ago · 163 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.2Tonga · 1233 days ago · 177 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.390 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1230 days ago · 192 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 5.034 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1230 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.077 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1227 days ago · 190 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.083 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1222 days ago · 153 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.387 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1221 days ago · 197 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.293 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1221 days ago · 175 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.173 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 180 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.3111 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1209 days ago · 285 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.558 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1208 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.352 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.534 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.8103 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 171 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.259 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 171 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.277 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1184 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 7.682 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 210 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 26 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.8Tonga · 1257 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kc2x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.