M4.9 earthquake 114 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 114 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 10:05 PM GMT+14 (08:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-02 08:05:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.260° S, 172.778° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9180 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.860 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.663 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4147 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8162 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.6179 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ddut. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.