Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 10:47 PM GMT+13 (09:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 09:47:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.982° S, 173.095° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
174

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.753 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.843 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1895 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.620 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1893 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.579 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1893 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.881 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1890 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.898 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 5.0102 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1879 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.666 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1879 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.953 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1878 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.551 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1878 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.545 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.568 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1866 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.6Tonga · 1863 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.9108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.535 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1857 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.566 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1850 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.7106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.86 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1849 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.690 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.357 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.417 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1918 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.7139 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1936 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.667 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000etkl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.