M6.1 earthquake 61 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 61 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Dec 19, 1980, 3:57 PM GMT+13 (02:57 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
- 6.1 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-19 02:57:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.339° S, 174.359° 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
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0111 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 16719 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8125 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16716 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.191 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16713 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.566 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16712 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1130 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16710 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.276 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16693 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.847 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16666 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bbk (also filed as gcmtb121980b, gcmt19801219025757, iscgem634225). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.