Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 74 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 74 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 18, 2023, 10:32 PM GMT+13 (09:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. 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
2023-06-18 09:32:51 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.065° S, 174.337° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.0105 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 6.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 229 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.4164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 222 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3159 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1180 days ago · 223 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.3145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1172 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.7141 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 214 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.1162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 221 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.479 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.3156 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1153 days ago · 229 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.310 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1208 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1210 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.690 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.1127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1216 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kn8h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.