M4.9 earthquake 58 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 58 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 4:52 AM GMT+13 (15:52 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-14 15:52:43 UTC
- Depth
- 83.5 km (51.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.634° S, 174.536° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6119 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1986 days ago · 154 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.857 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.674 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1957 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.466 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 1941 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e1is. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.