Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jul 4, 2023, 6:26 AM GMT+13 (17:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-03 17:26:27 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.958° S, 175.597° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.4south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1186 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 5.1south of Tonga · 1185 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.8south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.9south of Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.5south of Tonga · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.6south of Tonga · 1163 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1151 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1145 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.9south of Tonga · 1145 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.7south of Tonga · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.3south of Tonga · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.6south of Tonga · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.7Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.4south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 5.2Tonga region · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kpwp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.