M4.7 earthquake 99 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 99 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 15, 2023, 1:05 PM GMT+13 (00:05 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2023-04-15 00:05:45 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.046° S, 173.293° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2151 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.310 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1208 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k5z7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.