M4.5 earthquake 114 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 114 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 8:17 PM GMT+13 (07:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 78 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-26 07:17:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.174° S, 174.305° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 13
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
- 4.6197 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.878 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy8p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.