Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 13, 2023, 4:16 AM GMT+13 (15:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Tonga region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-12 15:16:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.152° S, 174.867° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Tonga region · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4Tonga region · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 5.4Tonga region · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.2131 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.9139 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.4143 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1305 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3130 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.6224 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.2215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.8215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.3201 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.7219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.5230 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.7Tonga region · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.6211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4Tonga region · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.5222 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.7Tonga region · 1369 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.8202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j5tw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.