M4.7 earthquake 47 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jan 27, 2023, 3:19 AM GMT+13 (14:19 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 99 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-26 14:19:09 UTC
- Depth
- 69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.278° S, 173.756° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.697 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1338 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.199 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1328 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.054 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1320 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 4.594 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1300 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jjfu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.