M5.2 earthquake 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 7:35 AM GMT+13 (18:35 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-26 18:35:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.040° S, 173.296° 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 IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 80
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.1121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4113 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4107 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.079 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 5.4130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1769 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
- 4.858 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.385 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1774 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.2115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.294 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxbg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.