M5.1 earthquake 20 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 8:30 PM GMT+13 (07:30 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-11 07:30:11 UTC
- Depth
- 103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.815° S, 174.069° 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: 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 usp00031ke. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.