Tonga earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 31 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 1, 1981, 3:07 AM GMT-11 (14:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (ms), strong
Local time
UTC
1981-06-01 14:07:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.126° S, 173.559° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5109 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16552 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 5.1131 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16540 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 5.086 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.681 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16519 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.692 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 16498 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.793 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16494 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.523 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 16561 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.1104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16577 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dza (also filed as gcmtb060181a, gcmt19810601140701, iscgem624623). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC.