M4.9 earthquake 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, May 19, 1982, 12:14 PM GMT+13 (23:14 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 199 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-18 23:14:12 UTC
- Depth
- 201.4 km (125.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.018° S, 176.826° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2192 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 149 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.0199 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 16173 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.2137 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16172 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mdj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.