M5.1 earthquake Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in Tonga on Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 4:30 AM GMT+13 (15:30 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-07 15:30:34 UTC
- Depth
- 152.1 km (94.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.139° S, 174.219° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.559 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 131 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.579 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3134 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1323 days ago · 225 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j2tk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.