M5.3 earthquake 80 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Nov 1, 1977, 2:19 PM GMT-11 (01:19 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-02 01:19:27 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.391° S, 173.319° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17834 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.573 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17832 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4127 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17814 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.099 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17814 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rba. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.