M4.5 earthquake 255 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 255 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 7:31 AM GMT+13 (18:31 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-11 18:31:30 UTC
- Depth
- 32.2 km (20.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.920° S, 176.822° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 202°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 us7000edk7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.