M6.0 earthquake 75 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 75 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 9, 1980, 5:19 AM GMT-11 (16:19 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 1980-10-09 16:19:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.379° S, 173.420° 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
- 120
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.584 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16792 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.755 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16797 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.481 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16814 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.678 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16814 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.334 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16815 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.884 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16816 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a5d (also filed as gcmtb100980b, gcmt19801009161938, iscgem636821). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.