M5.1 earthquake 94 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 25, 1979, 5:40 PM GMT-11 (04:40 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-26 04:40:01 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.582° S, 173.201° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.767 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17135 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7148 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17135 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 17124 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.084 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17121 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.588 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17121 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.589 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17120 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.2109 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 17117 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013qb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.