Quakes
243 km w of hihifo, tonga
USGS-USP0008AQE
- issued
- 1997-11-15 10:56Z
- status
- cancelled 1997-11-18 10:56Z
- self-cancels
- 1997-11-18 10:56Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -16.169, -176.064
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
243 KM W OF HIHIFO, TONGA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWC) IN 16.169S 176.064W, DEPTH 363 KM AT 151056Z NOV 97. 2. USGS EVENT USP0008AQE. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0008aqe
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
450 within 180 nm since 1997 · 9 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 156 km sw of hihifo, tonga2026-07-01
- 88 km nne of hihifo, tonga2026-04-19
- 86 km wnw of hihifo, tonga2026-03-25
- 158 km w of neiafu, tonga2026-03-24
- 7 km wsw of hihifo, tonga2026-03-08
- 129 km ese of alo, wallis and futuna2025-12-26
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