M4.6 earthquake 63 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 63 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 8:12 AM GMT+14 (18:12 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-09 18:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.485° S, 173.575° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.323 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2022 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.685 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2003 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.529 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.459 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.588 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 170 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.3111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 167 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 4.4110 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 140 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.0106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2041 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.515 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2043 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.933 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2060 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.860 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dkja. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.