Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 9:00 AM GMT+13 (20:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 151 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-01 20:00:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.175° S, 175.360° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1186 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.7193 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.7136 km S of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1174 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 5.7151 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.9155 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.8144 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.7Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.6Tonga region · 1201 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.4254 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1201 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 5.0Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 5.2286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.6273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.7Tonga region · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 5.1283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000keml. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.