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Tonga earthquakes in 1978

121 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1978. The largest: M7.0 206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga, Jun 17, 1978.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19771979

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 4.8111 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  2. 5.344 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 45 km deep
  3. 4.7284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 502 km deep
  4. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 349 km deep
  5. 4.7131 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 233 km deep
  6. 4.729 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 135 km deep
  7. 5.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 536 km deep
  8. 4.878 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  9. 4.870 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 172 km deep
  10. 4.5113 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 111 km deep
  11. 5.468 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  12. 5.442 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 33 km deep
  13. 4.9185 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 272 km deep
  14. 5.1Tonga region · 33 km deep
  15. 5.035 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 87 km deep
  16. 5.082 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  17. 5.3270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 395 km deep
  18. 5.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 501 km deep
  19. 4.6south of Tonga · 33 km deep
  20. 4.550 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 115 km deep
  21. 5.2157 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 206 km deep
  22. 4.791 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 47 km deep
  23. 5.1south of Tonga · 33 km deep
  24. 5.2168 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 258 km deep
  25. 4.6south of Tonga · 33 km deep
  26. 4.8151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 113 km deep
  27. 4.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  28. 5.482 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  29. 4.699 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 39 km deep
  30. 4.992 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 95 km deep
  31. 5.771 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 20 km deep
  32. 5.2140 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 210 km deep
  33. 4.8186 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 196 km deep
  34. 4.5109 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  35. 5.386 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  36. 5.589 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  37. 5.890 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  38. 5.488 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  39. 5.056 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  40. 4.833 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 33 km deep
  41. 5.0147 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  42. 4.999 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  43. 5.157 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 33 km deep
  44. 4.998 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 121 km deep
  45. 4.9119 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  46. 5.4144 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  47. 4.9204 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 41 km deep
  48. 4.8139 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 294 km deep
  49. 5.0173 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 29 km deep
  50. 5.1206 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  51. 6.4194 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 25 km deep
  52. 4.7117 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 60 km deep
  53. 5.4184 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  54. 5.5144 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 159 km deep
  55. 5.0241 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  56. 7.0206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  57. 4.9117 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 105 km deep
  58. 6.280 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  59. 4.7120 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 267 km deep
  60. 4.6134 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  61. 5.1122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 38 km deep
  62. 4.964 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  63. 5.070 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  64. 4.8112 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 205 km deep
  65. 4.5281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 539 km deep
  66. 5.375 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 77 km deep
  67. 5.0141 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  68. 5.490 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  69. 5.0203 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  70. 5.488 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  71. 4.9south of Tonga · 33 km deep
  72. 4.6156 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  73. 5.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 516 km deep
  74. 5.4228 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 319 km deep
  75. 4.5123 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 258 km deep
  76. 4.975 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  77. 5.859 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  78. 5.280 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  79. 5.672 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 33 km deep
  80. 4.7148 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  81. 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 383 km deep
  82. 5.2120 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  83. 5.7108 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  84. 5.067 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  85. 5.5296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 550 km deep
  86. 4.6264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 487 km deep
  87. 5.2113 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  88. 5.197 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 45 km deep
  89. 4.5162 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  90. 5.7177 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  91. 5.1151 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  92. 4.8159 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 95 km deep
  93. 4.741 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 66 km deep
  94. 4.8Tonga · 33 km deep
  95. 6.362 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  96. 6.279 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  97. 5.2213 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  98. 5.2212 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  99. 5.1184 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  100. 5.481 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  101. 5.6197 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 85 km deep
  102. 5.0278 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  103. 4.8160 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  104. 4.8180 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 42 km deep
  105. 5.2138 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  106. 5.3211 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 71 km deep
  107. 5.2117 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  108. 4.728 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 146 km deep
  109. 4.666 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 33 km deep
  110. 5.2131 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 252 km deep
  111. 4.9144 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 300 km deep
  112. 5.6south of Tonga · 39 km deep
  113. 4.5205 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  114. 5.174 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  115. 4.8171 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep
  116. 5.2108 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 44 km deep
  117. 5.0161 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 33 km deep
  118. 5.2233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 23 km deep
  119. 5.0Tonga · 288 km deep
  120. 5.1138 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 311 km deep
  121. 5.2194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 33 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1978 in Tonga.

  1. 7.0206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  2. 6.4194 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 25 km deep
  3. 6.362 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  4. 6.280 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  5. 6.279 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  6. 5.890 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  7. 5.859 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  8. 5.771 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 20 km deep
  9. 5.7108 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  10. 5.7177 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  11. 5.672 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 33 km deep
  12. 5.6197 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 85 km deep
  13. 5.6south of Tonga · 39 km deep
  14. 5.589 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  15. 5.5144 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 159 km deep
  16. 5.5296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 550 km deep
  17. 5.468 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  18. 5.442 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 33 km deep
  19. 5.482 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  20. 5.488 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  21. 5.4144 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  22. 5.4184 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  23. 5.490 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 33 km deep
  24. 5.488 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 33 km deep
  25. 5.4228 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 319 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 1978105.6south of Tonga
February 1978115.6197 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga
March 1978186.362 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
April 197885.859 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
May 1978155.490 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
June 197887.0206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
July 1978156.4194 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
August 197875.771 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
September 1978115.482 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
October 197865.3270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
November 197845.468 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
December 197885.344 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Tonga nowWorldwide in 1978

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.