M4.5 earthquake 34 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Feb 25, 1982, 11:38 PM GMT-11 (10:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km NNW of Hihifo, 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
- 1982-02-26 10:38:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.818° S, 173.510° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.882 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16271 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16269 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.442 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16265 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 16259 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 6.088 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16230 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.461 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16230 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jv5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.