M4.6 earthquake 98 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 12:03 PM GMT+13 (23:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 120 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-02 23:03:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.318° S, 174.012° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.1120 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1259 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1253 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jiib. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.