Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 7:00 PM GMT+13 (06:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 75 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-04 06:00:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.429° S, 172.906° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.667 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1936 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.7106 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.690 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.075 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.753 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.5108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.5Samoa Islands region · 1899 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.881 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1890 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  11. 4.6105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.5136 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1944 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.8125 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 1946 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3127 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.6126 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.766 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.679 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ebhs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.