Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 58 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 58 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 12:43 AM GMT+13 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 40 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-22 11:43:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.125° S, 174.028° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.840 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.396 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1738 days ago · 165 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.668 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 85 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.270 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1732 days ago · 138 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.643 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1725 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.6137 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1720 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.6151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1717 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.892 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1714 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1713 days ago · 164 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 186 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.346 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1693 days ago · 190 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.379 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1760 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1763 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.6114 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g98l. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.