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M6.5 earthquake, Tonga, 2021-04-25

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth246 km

Time (UTC)2021-04-25 22:28

Rank in 202142 / 157among M6+

Rank since 19004687 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · -21.61, -177.15

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1903 M8.0M8.0

1997 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.8M7.8

1950 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1962 M7.5M7.5

1957 M7.4M7.4

1996 M7.4M7.4

2013 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2021-04-01	2021-04-01 15:11	595 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2020-11-11	2020-11-11 00:48	417 km	291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.0 2020-07-21	2020-07-21 20:56	605 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2020-05-28	2020-05-28 07:18	10 km	111 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.5 2019-11-08	2019-11-08 10:44	577 km	Fiji region
M6.6 2019-09-01	2019-09-01 15:54	591 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2019-05-30	2019-05-30 15:38	178 km	132 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.2 2019-01-26	2019-01-26 19:56	588 km	Fiji region
M6.4 2018-12-23	2018-12-23 23:08	113 km	91 km SW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.4 2017-09-26	2017-09-26 04:20	96 km	south of the Fiji Islands

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.