Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 297 km NW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 297 km NW of Houma, Tonga on Wed, Jun 7, 2023, 7:15 AM GMT+13 (18:15 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. 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
2023-06-06 18:15:02 UTC
Depth
580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.307° S, 177.352° 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 22.9 km horizontally, 29.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3258 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1213 days ago · 542 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 619 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 572 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1192 days ago · 561 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1188 days ago · 437 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1179 days ago · 522 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3289 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1175 days ago · 576 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1172 days ago · 534 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.1292 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 545 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1167 days ago · 592 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1158 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1218 days ago · 544 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1219 days ago · 631 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 566 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1240 days ago · 570 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k877. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.