M5.0 earthquake 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 3:24 AM GMT+14 (13:24 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-22 13:24:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.049° S, 173.139° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4147 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.674 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.885 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 4.933 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2060 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.696 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.572 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.663 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2073 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dk2v (also filed as iscgem619844296). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.