M4.5 earthquake 213 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 213 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Jul 22, 1982, 4:04 PM GMT+13 (03:04 UTC), 302 km (188 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 181 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-22 03:04:22 UTC
- Depth
- 302.2 km (187.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.219° S, 177.005° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9181 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16131 days ago · 295 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16100 days ago · 516 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nj5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.