M5.0 earthquake 215 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 215 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Feb 4, 1976, 12:42 PM GMT-11 (23:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-04 23:42:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.901° S, 172.037° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7181 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18492 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.7155 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18469 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.2186 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18457 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9227 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18456 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.2166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18493 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4168 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18495 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.9184 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18501 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.3157 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18509 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.3175 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 18512 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000exn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.