- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 13, 2016 CE
- Location:
- 144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 Mww
- Depth:
- 263 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 3.16
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: Mww 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.8
Other earthquake records of 2016 CE
- Ecuador, Near West Coast: Manabi, Esmeraldas · Mw 7.8 · 663 deaths
- Italy, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice · Mw 6.2 · 299 deaths
- Japan, Kumamoto, Oita · Mw 7 · 273 deaths
- Taiwan, Tainan · Mw 6.4 · 117 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Aceh: Pidie Jaya · Mw 6.5 · 104 deaths
- Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda: Rakai · Mw 5.9 · 23 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 5.9 - 144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga (2016 CE) happen?
- January 13, 2016 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.