Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 167 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 167 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 2:34 PM GMT-11 (01:34 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1975-12-27 01:34:06 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.576° S, 172.369° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.078 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.9123 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18543 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.9117 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.8134 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 5.7123 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 5.3Samoa Islands region · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.4129 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.8111 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18537 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 5.3175 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18523 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 5.3157 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18520 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 5.5138 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18513 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.9184 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18512 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.4168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18506 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 5.2166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18504 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18504 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 5.0215 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18503 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.7181 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18503 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 5.0103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.8103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18543 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 5.1114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.1234 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.9170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.492 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.9171 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.8170 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 7.8146 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18544 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e3b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.