Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 23, 1982, 6:16 AM GMT-11 (17:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 88 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-02-23 17:16:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.164° S, 173.614° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.534 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.5148 km SW of Asau, Samoa · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.8125 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16283 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.882 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16275 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.442 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16271 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 6.088 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16236 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.461 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16236 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.973 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16315 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jt5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.