M5.0 earthquake 189 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 189 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 6:36 AM GMT-12 (18:36 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
- 5.0 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-08 18:36:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.681° S, 172.503° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.9190 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2110 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5199 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2112 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0175 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9162 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2117 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6tr (also filed as iscgem619645941). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.