M5.0 earthquake 102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 102 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 3:48 PM GMT+13 (02:48 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-22 02:48:41 UTC
- Depth
- 19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.817° S, 174.133° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 171°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2134 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.788 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.698 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1310 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j65p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.