Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jun 26, 2023, 5:26 AM GMT+13 (16:26 UTC), 22 km (14 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-25 16:26:22 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.808° S, 175.519° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.2Tonga region · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.6Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.4south of Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.6south of Tonga · 1195 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.7Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1192 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 4.4south of Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.5south of Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 5.1south of Tonga · 1186 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 4.9south of Tonga · 1185 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 4.8south of Tonga · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 4.9south of Tonga · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 4.5south of Tonga · 1166 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.6south of Tonga · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1160 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 4.9south of Tonga · 1146 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1145 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1139 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.4south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.6south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 6.2south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.8south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.9south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 5.4south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.3279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.9south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 5.2south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.9south of Tonga · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.3246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kq3c. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.