M5.2 earthquake 92 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 92 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, May 29, 1980, 11:24 AM GMT+13 (22:24 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-28 22:24:28 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.997° S, 173.494° 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
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017s2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.