M5.5 earthquake 213 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 213 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Aug 24, 1965, 8:06 PM GMT+13 (07:06 UTC), 278 km (173 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-08-24 07:06:49 UTC
- Depth
- 277.9 km (172.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.865° S, 177.129° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.41
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem854895. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.