M5.0 earthquake 130 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 130 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jul 26, 1986, 1:59 PM GMT-12 (01:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-27 01:59:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.282° S, 172.807° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2145 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6133 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.9126 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.894 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 14623 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.793 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 14621 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wjt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.