Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 23, 2023, 10:52 AM GMT+13 (21:52 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-22 21:52:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.836° S, 175.398° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.4south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.9south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.8south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 6.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.4south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.2south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 5.2Tonga region · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.4south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.7Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 4.4south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1186 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 5.1south of Tonga · 1185 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 4.3south of Tonga · 1178 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 4.8south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 4.9south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 4.5south of Tonga · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 4.6south of Tonga · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 4.9south of Tonga · 1145 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.9south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.2south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.9south of Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.3246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.6Tonga region · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.7south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.0Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 5.2286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.7south of Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.6273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.7Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 5.1283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.4south of Tonga · 1203 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.5Tonga region · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.7291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.3south of Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.4250 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kp6e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.