M4.9 earthquake 131 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 131 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 3:30 AM GMT+13 (14:30 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-03 14:30:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.064° S, 173.721° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.4Tonga · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.068 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.878 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.0111 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9140 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.5136 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.1127 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.3134 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.5117 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e9e7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.