Tonga earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 62 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 29, 1985, 4:04 PM GMT-11 (03:04 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1985-11-30 03:04:18 UTC
Depth
165.3 km (102.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.366° S, 174.197° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.344 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14895 days ago · 148 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.8113 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5124 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14862 days ago · 300 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.956 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14854 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.456 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14930 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6113 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 14930 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.9148 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14932 days ago · 140 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.195 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14934 days ago · 235 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002nd0 (also filed as gcmtb113085b, gcmt19851130030418, iscgem512133). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.