M4.2 earthquake 58 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 58 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Nov 7, 2023, 5:13 AM GMT+13 (16:13 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-11-06 16:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 59.6 km (37.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.862° S, 174.879° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000la2q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.