M4.7 earthquake 148 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 148 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 4, 1979, 2:27 AM GMT-12 (14:27 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-04 14:27:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.208° S, 173.292° 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
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7131 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 17122 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.084 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17119 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.588 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17119 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.589 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17118 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.2109 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 17115 days ago · 123 km deep · 76 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013ur. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.