Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 224 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 224 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 3:16 AM GMT+13 (14:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 139 km S of ‘Ohonua, 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
2023-01-12 14:16:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.361° S, 174.835° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga region · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.4Tonga region · 1339 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.9139 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1314 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4143 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1307 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.2215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.8215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.3201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.7219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.5230 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.7Tonga region · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.6211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4Tonga region · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5222 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.7Tonga region · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.8202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j5tt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.