Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jun 27, 2023, 12:44 PM GMT+13 (23:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-26 23:44:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.823° S, 175.481° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.7Tonga region · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.4south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1185 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 5.1south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 4.8south of Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 4.9south of Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.5south of Tonga · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 4.6south of Tonga · 1163 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 4.9south of Tonga · 1144 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1143 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 4.7south of Tonga · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Tonga region · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 5.4south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.3south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 6.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.8south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.9south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 5.4south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.3279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000knbk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.