M5.5 earthquake 72 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 72 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Nov 26, 1985, 7:18 PM GMT+13 (06:18 UTC), 44 km (27 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-26 06:18:59 UTC
- Depth
- 43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.983° S, 175.043° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9129 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 14902 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.476 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 14854 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n7x (also filed as gcmtb112685b, gcmt19851126061859, iscgem511821). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.