M4.5 earthquake 89 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 89 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 18, 1979, 8:40 PM GMT-11 (07:40 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-19 07:40:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.351° S, 173.066° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.588 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17110 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.084 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17110 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.586 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17124 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7148 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17124 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.767 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17124 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.194 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 17134 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001436. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.