M4.6 earthquake 208 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 208 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 3:58 AM GMT+13 (14:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 140 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-09 14:58:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.425° S, 176.302° 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, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 us6000di29. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.