M5.4 earthquake 68 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 68 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 13, 1978, 6:12 PM GMT-11 (05:12 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-14 05:12:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.663° S, 173.227° 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
- 127
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.878 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17470 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.325 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 17462 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.729 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 17462 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8111 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 17442 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xem (also filed as gcmtb111478a, gcmt19781114051224, iscgem673930). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.