M5.3 earthquake 201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 12:11 AM GMT+13 (11:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.3	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.083 · 14 stations
5.7	Mi	NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center	First automatic solution · Reviewed · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j3v7 (also filed as pt23012000). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.