M4.8 earthquake 150 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 150 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 4:53 AM GMT+13 (15:53 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 174 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-11-12 15:53:40 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.774° S, 175.401° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.2174 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 1029 days ago · 248 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
- 5.8155 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1028 days ago · 265 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 4.2148 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1020 days ago · 219 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2154 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1015 days ago · 235 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lahd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.