M4.8 earthquake 134 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 134 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Feb 3, 1980, 8:01 AM GMT-11 (19:01 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-03 19:01:15 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.233° S, 172.782° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7170 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 17028 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.292 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17025 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17023 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.796 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17011 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.658 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17011 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015aa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.