Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 85 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 85 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 9:57 AM GMT+13 (20:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 20:57:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.445° S, 173.192° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.592 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.459 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.650 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1974 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.679 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.766 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3127 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.8125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1946 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.5136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1944 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.422 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1943 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.436 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.667 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1936 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.5164 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.674 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e2ge. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.