M4.6 earthquake 66 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 5:04 PM GMT+13 (04:04 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 87 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-06-10 04:04:45 UTC
- Depth
- 105.3 km (65.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.093° S, 174.913° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k7kv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.