M4.9 earthquake 73 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 73 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 9:03 AM GMT-11 (20:03 UTC), 38 km (24 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-27 20:03:52 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.394° S, 173.422° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.889 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16282 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.534 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5148 km SW of Asau, Samoa · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.8125 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.882 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16271 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16269 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.442 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16265 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jbq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.