M4.6 earthquake 234 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 234 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga on Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 6:37 PM GMT+13 (05:37 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2023-01-25 05:37:32 UTC
- Depth
- 68.5 km (42.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.990° S, 176.372° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3179 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5201 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 154 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6293 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 151 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5292 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 157 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jlub. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.