M4.6 earthquake 221 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 221 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 28, 1986, 5:40 PM GMT-12 (05:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-11-29 05:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.888° S, 175.626° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030fr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.