M4.8 earthquake 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, May 13, 1986, 4:39 AM GMT+13 (15:39 UTC), 501 km (311 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 286 km W of Haveluloto, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-12 15:39:40 UTC
- Depth
- 501.3 km (311.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.251° S, 177.563° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14727 days ago · 596 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4178 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14724 days ago · 282 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14721 days ago · 502 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14717 days ago · 411 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14715 days ago · 478 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14713 days ago · 627 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14709 days ago · 548 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14707 days ago · 561 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14706 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 14703 days ago · 497 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002txw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.