Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 87 km E of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 87 km E of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 5:02 AM GMT+13 (16:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-10 16:02:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.772° S, 173.519° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.640 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 5.485 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.586 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fszy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.