M5.2 earthquake 91 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 91 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 5, 1985, 2:22 PM GMT-11 (01:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 87 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-06 01:22:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.487° S, 173.096° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6113 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 15071 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.863 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15070 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.387 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 15034 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.398 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15084 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 6.7Tonga · 15086 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.66 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15099 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6134 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 15101 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4132 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15105 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fjw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.