M5.2 earthquake 137 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 137 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, Jun 14, 1982, 5:51 AM GMT+13 (16:51 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-13 16:51:07 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.929° S, 176.250° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 5.0199 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 16173 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.2192 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.085 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 164 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.9192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16197 days ago · 201 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1122 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16200 days ago · 214 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mwp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.