M4.5 earthquake 210 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 210 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna on Thu, May 20, 2021, 8:57 PM GMT-12 (08:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 198 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-21 08:57:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.183° S, 176.131° W
- Region
- Wallis and Futuna
- 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 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayWallis and Futuna earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ef2k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.