M5.2 earthquake 77 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 77 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Apr 12, 1986, 2:56 PM GMT-11 (01:56 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 45 km NNW of Hihifo, 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
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-13 01:56:07 UTC
- Depth
- 107.9 km (67.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.604° S, 173.168° 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 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.545 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 14770 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14765 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.296 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 6.090 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14731 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.9103 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 14729 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.178 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.452 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 14728 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.585 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 14725 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002svq (also filed as gcmtb041386a, gcmt19860413015603, iscgem498108). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.