M5.1 earthquake 131 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 131 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 10:43 AM GMT-11 (21:43 UTC), 47 km (29 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-06-14 21:43:05 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.606° S, 172.767° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.086 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16520 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.8212 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16519 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.692 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 16498 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e5m (also filed as gcmtb061481a, gcmt19810614214305, iscgem625218). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.