M4.4 earthquake 179 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 179 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 7:57 PM GMT+13 (06:57 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-08 06:57:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.602° S, 172.606° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e1tr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.