Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 4:10 PM GMT+13 (03:10 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-02-10 03:10:16 UTC
Depth
580.6 km (360.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.344° S, 177.255° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000diza. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.