Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 63 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 7:01 AM GMT+13 (18:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-12 18:01:40 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.434° S, 173.558° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.237 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1178 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.581 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 6.1105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 16
  4. 4.4120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.5141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1140 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.4118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1140 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.6Tonga · 1133 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5138 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.5111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1127 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.569 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1124 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.754 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1182 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.277 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1184 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.259 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 171 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.8103 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 171 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.4123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.534 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.4117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.7126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.5138 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1204 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.558 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1208 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kh2g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.