M4.4 earthquake 130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, May 27, 2023, 11:18 PM GMT+13 (10:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 127 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-27 10:18:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.314° S, 173.700° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5127 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1215 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5121 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k5rt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.