M5.8 earthquake 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 9, 1980, 7:18 AM GMT-11 (18:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 79 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
- 5.8 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-09 18:18:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.391° S, 173.155° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.579 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16906 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16904 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.788 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16891 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.482 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16880 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.7126 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16869 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000182f (also filed as gcmtb060980e, gcmt19800609181842, iscgem643251). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.