Tonga earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 92 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 92 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 7:12 AM GMT-11 (18:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 123 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-12-26 18:12:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.052° S, 172.937° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 5.1114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.8103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.0103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.0167 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.078 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.9123 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.424 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18539 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.9117 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.6164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.8134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 5.2137 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5171 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 5.7123 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 5.3Samoa Islands region · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 5.4129 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.8111 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 5.3175 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18521 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 5.3157 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18517 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 5.5138 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18510 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.4168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18504 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 5.2166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.7181 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.9171 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.8170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 7.8146 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e2y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.