M5.2 earthquake 293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Feb 6, 1981, 10:46 AM GMT+13 (21:46 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-05 21:46:38 UTC
- Depth
- 543.8 km (337.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.388° S, 177.915° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 16673 days ago · 591 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 16657 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16620 days ago · 547 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c1w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.