M5.0 earthquake 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 9:19 AM GMT+14 (19:19 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-24 19:19:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.099° S, 173.238° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4147 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.674 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.885 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 5.0122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 4.933 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2060 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.696 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.572 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.663 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2073 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ddeg (also filed as iscgem619863444). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.