Tonga earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 4, 2023, 4:16 PM GMT+13 (03:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-04 03:16:57 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.211° S, 173.180° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.799 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.558 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1209 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5138 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.7126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1205 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.4117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.534 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 5.4123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.277 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1185 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.563 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1180 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.3102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1226 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.3106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1227 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.034 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.6129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1234 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.2Samoa Islands region · 1242 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.076 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k676. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.