Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 50 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 50 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 5, 2021, 6:05 PM GMT+13 (05:05 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 66 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-05 05:05:51 UTC
Depth
68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.537° S, 173.599° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.679 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.766 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.3127 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.436 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1948 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.5136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1944 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.422 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1944 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.436 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.667 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1936 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.417 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1918 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.7106 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.459 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.592 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.6Samoa Islands region · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.529 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.885 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e08x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.