Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jul 4, 2023, 12:36 AM GMT+13 (11:36 UTC), 22 km (14 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-03 11:36:52 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.497° S, 175.540° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.4south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.5south of Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1185 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.9south of Tonga · 1184 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.7193 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.7151 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.9155 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.6south of Tonga · 1163 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1143 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.7south of Tonga · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.3south of Tonga · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.7Tonga region · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.6south of Tonga · 1194 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.6Tonga region · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 5.2Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.7south of Tonga · 1196 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kf3d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.