M5.1 earthquake 197 km SSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 197 km SSW of Houma, Tonga on Sat, Jun 3, 2023, 6:39 AM GMT+13 (17:39 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-06-02 17:39:19 UTC
- Depth
- 80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.779° S, 176.118° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 206
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2271 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.8267 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7253 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.5266 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7Tonga region · 1207 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6262 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.1259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6263 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4232 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6243 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1206 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4267 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1205 days ago · 153 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1205 days ago · 205 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1205 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4250 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1204 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.1272 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1192 days ago · 184 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1192 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7193 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1180 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.9155 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k5ux. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.