Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 90 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 90 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jun 7, 2023, 2:16 AM GMT+13 (13:16 UTC), 123 km (77 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-06 13:16:22 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.990° S, 174.493° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1209 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.310 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 1207 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.374 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 144 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.0105 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  6. 6.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 229 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  7. 4.4164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 222 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3159 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1180 days ago · 223 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.7141 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 214 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.1162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 221 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.479 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.5183 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1167 days ago · 276 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.1127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1216 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 6.0Tonga · 1225 days ago · 222 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1244 days ago · 134 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k6m2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.