Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 100 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 100 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 3:49 AM GMT-12 (15:49 UTC), 226 km (140 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 177 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-02-27 15:49:09 UTC
Depth
226.0 km (140.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.067° S, 174.725° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jvs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.