Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 53 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 11, 2021, 11:24 PM GMT+13 (10:24 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 85 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-11 10:24:29 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.752° S, 173.343° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.843 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.570 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1895 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.620 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1894 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 5.085 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.579 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1894 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.896 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1894 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.881 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1892 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.6105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.898 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.953 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1880 days ago · 78 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.551 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1879 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.545 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1868 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.568 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 133 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.6Tonga · 1864 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.9108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.535 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1858 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.566 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1852 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.7106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.86 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1850 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.7124 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.075 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.690 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.357 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.7106 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.417 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1919 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1937 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000euct. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.