Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 79 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 79 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 8:12 AM GMT+13 (19:12 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-08 19:12:38 UTC
Depth
92.3 km (57.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.338° S, 173.419° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1028 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.5104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1028 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.5143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.4102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1017 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.4126 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1014 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.699 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.3107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.588 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 5.2134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.4115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.6141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1002 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.7118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.426 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 992 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.361 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.0124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 990 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.2107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 982 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.697 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 978 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 5.0116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.795 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 975 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.7104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.6101 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1051 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.8123 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lixa. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.