M5.1 earthquake 95 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 95 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 5, 1983, 2:23 AM GMT-11 (13:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 115 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-05 13:23:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.051° S, 172.913° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3115 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15815 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.3100 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 15815 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.863 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15802 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.170 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15799 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.2115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15792 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vxd (also filed as gcmtb060583a, gcmt19830605132334, iscgem573510). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.