Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jul 7, 2023, 4:16 AM GMT+13 (15:16 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-06 15:16:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.196° S, 175.328° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7193 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.7136 km S of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1173 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.7151 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.9155 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1168 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.8144 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1158 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1143 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6195 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1193 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.7Tonga region · 1193 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kfh3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.