M4.6 earthquake 114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 11:30 AM GMT-12 (23:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 124 km SSE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-30 23:30:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.865° S, 173.280° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.379 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1758 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.558 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.6124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1740 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
- 4.840 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1737 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.643 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1723 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.892 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1712 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.2101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 164 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g8t8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.