M4.8 earthquake 103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 11:01 AM GMT-11 (22:01 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 148 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-26 22:01:09 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.941° S, 172.827° 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.
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.0103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.0167 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.078 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9123 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18539 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.424 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18539 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9117 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18537 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.6164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18537 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18537 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2137 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18537 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.5171 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 18537 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.7123 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.3Samoa Islands region · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.4129 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8111 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.3175 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18520 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.3157 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18517 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.5138 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18509 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18503 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18501 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7181 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18500 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.9148 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 5.1114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.2144 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.492 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.9171 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 7.8146 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e35. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.