Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jul 3, 2023, 6:24 PM GMT+13 (05:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-03 05:24:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.947° S, 175.117° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4south of Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1186 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 5.1south of Tonga · 1185 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.3south of Tonga · 1178 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.8south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.9south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.5south of Tonga · 1165 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.6south of Tonga · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.7south of Tonga · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.3south of Tonga · 1132 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6south of Tonga · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.7Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.4south of Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.6Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.2Tonga region · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.6south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kf38. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.