Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Tonga region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Tonga region on Wed, Jun 28, 2023, 2:25 PM GMT+13 (01:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-28 01:25:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.782° S, 175.781° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7270 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.6south of Tonga · 1195 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.7Tonga region · 1195 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1194 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.6207 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.6249 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1191 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.8246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.6231 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4288 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.9288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.4295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.7248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.3255 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.5246 km SSW of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 5.1297 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 5.3273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.9293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.4south of Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.5south of Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.5252 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.5278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.4208 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1187 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 5.1south of Tonga · 1186 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.9south of Tonga · 1185 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.8south of Tonga · 1172 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.9south of Tonga · 1171 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.4299 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 4.5275 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1169 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 4.5south of Tonga · 1166 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 4.6south of Tonga · 1164 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 4.8293 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 4.4269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1159 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1152 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1146 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.9south of Tonga · 1146 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 5.1268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1145 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.6220 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1139 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 4.7south of Tonga · 1137 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.7280 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.2Tonga region · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.7south of Tonga · 1197 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.9283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.4295 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5279 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.5265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.6south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.2south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 5.4south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.3south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.6south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 6.2south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.7south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.8south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.9south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 5.4south of Tonga · 1198 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.5291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kqhv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.