M5.8 earthquake 68 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Sep 11, 1985, 6:47 AM GMT-11 (17:47 UTC), 68 km (42 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-11 17:47:35 UTC
- Depth
- 68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.388° S, 173.535° 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 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.982 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14981 days ago · 139 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.859 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.588 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14971 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.767 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14968 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.894 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 14962 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.444 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14952 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.294 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14944 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.456 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14929 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.678 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14929 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jnu (also filed as gcmtb091185a, gcmt19850911174735, iscgem515585). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.