Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jun 20, 2023, 10:42 PM GMT+13 (09:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 south of 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
2023-06-20 09:42:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.692° S, 175.763° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7south of Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.2286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 5.0Tonga region · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.7south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.3south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.6Tonga region · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.3246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.9south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 5.2south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.9south of Tonga · 1199 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 5.4south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.9south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.8south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 6.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.3south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 5.4south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 4.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 5.2Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 4.7Tonga region · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 4.4south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1185 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 5.1south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 4.7193 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 4.7Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.1283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.4south of Tonga · 1202 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.5Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.7291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.3south of Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4250 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.0south of Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 5.2286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.6287 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.6276 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.4279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.8294 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.4251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 5.9291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 5.7Tonga region · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 5.1Tonga region · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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