M4.8 earthquake 220 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 220 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 6:19 AM GMT+14 (16:19 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-25 16:19:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.198° S, 172.180° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6179 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.5221 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dwfa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.