Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 102 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 15, 2023, 4:48 PM GMT+13 (03:48 UTC), 182 km (113 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 103 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-15 03:48:21 UTC
Depth
181.8 km (113.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.463° S, 174.609° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1234 days ago · 163 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2Tonga · 1233 days ago · 177 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.390 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 192 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.077 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1227 days ago · 190 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.083 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1222 days ago · 153 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.387 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1222 days ago · 197 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.173 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 180 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3111 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1210 days ago · 285 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.558 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1208 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.8103 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 171 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.259 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 171 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.277 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1184 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 285 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.471 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1239 days ago · 184 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 196 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.2Tonga · 1241 days ago · 208 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.0Tonga · 1241 days ago · 177 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.4Tonga · 1241 days ago · 183 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.694 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 212 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.472 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 185 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 227 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.4Tonga · 1242 days ago · 207 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.798 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 223 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 5.074 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 199 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.780 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 166 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.848 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 175 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 7.682 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 210 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 26 · tsunami flag
  15. 4.8Tonga · 1257 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kd5z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.