M5.1 earthquake 111 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 111 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Feb 5, 1986, 2:30 AM GMT+13 (13:30 UTC), 213 km (132 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
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-04 13:30:59 UTC
- Depth
- 213.1 km (132.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.617° S, 175.397° 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 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1124 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 14801 days ago · 259 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7165 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 14788 days ago · 270 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qqb (also filed as gcmtb020486a, gcmt19860204133105, iscgem502813). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.