M5.2 earthquake 76 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 76 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jan 15, 1981, 12:34 AM GMT+13 (11:34 UTC), 41 km (25 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
- 5.2 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-14 11:34:18 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.162° S, 174.234° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.847 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16667 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.286 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16648 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 5.1130 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16711 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.566 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16712 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.191 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16714 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8125 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16717 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0111 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 16720 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 6.161 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16720 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bqk (also filed as gcmtb011481a, gcmt19810114113418, iscgem632660). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.