Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jul 16, 1982, 8:16 AM GMT+13 (19:16 UTC), 532 km (330 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-07-15 19:16:17 UTC
Depth
531.6 km (330.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.316° S, 177.684° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 16135 days ago · 392 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5213 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 302 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 16108 days ago · 596 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 16100 days ago · 516 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 16081 days ago · 581 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 16142 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.8205 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16150 days ago · 313 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.9286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 518 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nf0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.