M4.6 earthquake 101 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 101 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 9:07 AM GMT+13 (20:07 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2021-02-15 20:07:32 UTC
- Depth
- 68.6 km (42.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.843° S, 175.865° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4185 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2053 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.556 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.6108 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2042 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2023 days ago · 163 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000djgx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.