M4.3 earthquake 96 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 96 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 12:52 AM GMT+13 (11:52 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 115 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-29 11:52:22 UTC
- Depth
- 164.8 km (102.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.112° S, 174.708° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.668 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1732 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.270 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1729 days ago · 138 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.4156 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1724 days ago · 236 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6137 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 1718 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2101 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 164 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.4142 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 228 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4112 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1696 days ago · 186 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.346 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 190 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8115 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 225 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gakl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.