M5.0 earthquake 72 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 11:27 PM GMT+13 (10:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 61 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-10 10:27:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.199° S, 174.270° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.350 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16752 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 6.161 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16721 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.0111 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 16720 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8125 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16718 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.191 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16715 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.566 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16713 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1130 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16712 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001arg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.