Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 138 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 138 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 8:13 AM GMT+13 (19:13 UTC), 227 km (141 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-14 19:13:07 UTC
Depth
227.3 km (141.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.706° S, 174.847° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.558 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1743 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.396 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1736 days ago · 165 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.668 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1732 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.270 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1729 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4156 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1724 days ago · 236 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.285 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1787 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4131 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1789 days ago · 219 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2144 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1792 days ago · 262 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.6125 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1794 days ago · 176 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.1168 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1804 days ago · 308 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.488 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1809 days ago · 131 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fu3i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.