M4.7 earthquake 219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 219 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 6:49 PM GMT+13 (05:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-19 05:49:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.295° S, 175.249° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eybq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.