M4.6 earthquake 157 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 157 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 5:23 AM GMT+13 (16:23 UTC), 150 km (93 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-05 16:23:40 UTC
- Depth
- 150.3 km (93.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.283° S, 176.153° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4134 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 212 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6107 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1717 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5177 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.6140 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1705 days ago · 184 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.1106 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 181 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gawx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.