M4.3 earthquake 291 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 291 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 3:55 PM GMT+13 (02:55 UTC), 329 km (205 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-14 02:55:07 UTC
- Depth
- 329.3 km (204.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.922° S, 176.636° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 565 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1885 days ago · 647 km deep · 86 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ee3z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.