M6.0 earthquake 108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, May 19, 1975, 12:53 PM GMT+13 (23:53 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 6.0 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-18 23:53:53 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.965° S, 173.985° 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.
- Stations used
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7121 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 18757 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.5131 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 18756 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1118 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 18756 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.064 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 18735 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.1101 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 18735 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.075 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 18730 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.677 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 18728 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.490 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 18724 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.785 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 18715 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.9117 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 18705 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b2v (also filed as iscgem729134). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.