- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 20, 1988 CE
- Location:
- 79 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 5.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 100.5 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1988 CE
- Armenia, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan · Ms 6.8 · 25,000 deaths
- Nepal-India, Kathmandu, Bihar · Ms 6.6 · 998 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 7.3 · 738 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Kaiapit (Landslide Generated) · ML 4.3 · 74 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma) / India, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal · Ms 7.2 · 5 deaths
- Guatemala, S Palin, San Vicente Pacaya · Ms 6 · 5 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.7 - 79 km N of Hihifo, Tonga (1988 CE) happen?
- May 20, 1988 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.