Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in Tonga on Mon, May 15, 2023, 7:13 PM GMT+13 (06:13 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 34 km NE of Hihifo, 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
2023-05-15 06:13:16 UTC
Depth
178.3 km (110.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.292° S, 174.226° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1234 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.390 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 192 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.034 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1230 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.077 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1227 days ago · 190 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.083 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1222 days ago · 153 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.387 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1221 days ago · 197 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.293 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1221 days ago · 175 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.173 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1214 days ago · 180 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.8Tonga · 1211 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3111 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1209 days ago · 285 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1204 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.352 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.534 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 5.061 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.259 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1188 days ago · 171 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.754 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1182 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1179 days ago · 285 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.237 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1178 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.471 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1239 days ago · 184 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 196 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.0Tonga · 1241 days ago · 177 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4Tonga · 1241 days ago · 183 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.694 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 212 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.472 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 185 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.3106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 227 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.4Tonga · 1241 days ago · 207 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.798 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 223 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.074 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 199 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.780 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 166 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.848 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 175 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 7.682 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1241 days ago · 210 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 26 · tsunami flag
  14. 4.5100 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1251 days ago · 144 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.8Tonga · 1257 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kd5x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.