M5.1 earthquake 80 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 80 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 12:11 AM GMT+13 (11:11 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-03 11:11:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.331° S, 173.814° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6119 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.696 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8139 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.884 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.895 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7130 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.5122 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000de5l. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.