M5.2 earthquake 239 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 239 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 3:31 PM GMT-12 (03:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-28 03:31:23 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.685° S, 176.014° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1235 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna · 2041 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6172 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2012 days ago · 274 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem619932856. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.