M5.4 earthquake 130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 7:33 AM GMT+13 (18:33 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-26 18:33:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.013° S, 173.063° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 4
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -0.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- Stations used
- 107
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1769 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 4.5102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4113 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4107 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.079 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 4.858 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.385 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1774 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3153 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.294 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxb8 (also filed as iscgem621475724). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.