Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 4, 2023, 11:30 AM GMT-12 (23:30 UTC), 120 km (75 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-04 23:30:25 UTC
Depth
120.4 km (74.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.507° S, 174.158° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.690 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.8Tonga · 1211 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.1146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1210 days ago · 131 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.2133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.374 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.7Tonga · 1196 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.0105 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  8. 6.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 229 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.4164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 222 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1175 days ago · 174 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2121 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1173 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.3145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1172 days ago · 128 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.1162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 221 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.5183 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1167 days ago · 276 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2151 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.166 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1244 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k7fa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.