M5.8 earthquake 136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Feb 25, 1984, 3:29 AM GMT-12 (15:29 UTC), 257 km (160 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-25 15:29:14 UTC
- Depth
- 257.2 km (159.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.747° S, 174.772° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000228e (also filed as gcmtb022584c, gcmt19840225152914, iscgem559849). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.