M5.0 earthquake 182 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 182 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Mar 14, 1980, 11:47 PM GMT-12 (11:47 UTC), 297 km (185 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-03-15 11:47:38 UTC
- Depth
- 297.0 km (184.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.245° S, 175.328° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 42
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp000160x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.