Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in Tonga on Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 9:33 AM GMT-12 (21:33 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 61 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-06-09 21:33:05 UTC
Depth
102.6 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.858° S, 173.943° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
67

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1146 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1210 days ago · 131 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1204 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.352 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.7Tonga · 1196 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.061 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1190 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.6105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1189 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.754 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1181 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.237 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1178 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.1127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1175 days ago · 174 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.5153 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1174 days ago · 205 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.2121 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1174 days ago · 136 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.3145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1172 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.6102 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1161 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.1127 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1216 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.293 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1221 days ago · 175 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.077 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1227 days ago · 190 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2151 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1235 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Tonga · 1237 days ago · 178 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k7j3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.