Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 105 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 105 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jul 1, 2023, 10:21 AM GMT-12 (22:21 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-01 22:21:29 UTC
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.778° S, 173.580° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.7 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
104

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1172 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.8106 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1155 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4126 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1149 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3151 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1147 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5120 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1142 days ago · 140 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.890 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1141 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Tonga · 1196 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.374 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.1146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1210 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.690 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1216 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kpif. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.