M4.1 earthquake 65 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 65 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 1:18 PM GMT+13 (00:18 UTC), 144 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.9 132 km NW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-06-20 00:18:12 UTC
- Depth
- 144.5 km (89.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.549° S, 174.595° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.487 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 1192 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 6.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 229 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
- 4.7141 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 214 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.479 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.890 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1141 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000knmx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.