Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 211 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 211 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 10:23 PM GMT+13 (09:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 173 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
2023-12-13 09:23:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.034° S, 175.912° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5173 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1016 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 995 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.8166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.0170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 985 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.3251 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.0203 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.6212 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 1040 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.1202 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.6188 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 1055 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lk2i. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.