Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 130 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 8:29 AM GMT+13 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 118 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-10 19:29:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.409° S, 174.417° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9118 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1293 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.4129 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1293 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.8158 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1277 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.5126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.9126 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1247 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.6154 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4143 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1305 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.9139 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.2131 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1321 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 5.4Tonga region · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.3121 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jk6b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.