M4.4 earthquake 42 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 5:58 PM GMT-11 (04:58 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 88 km ENE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-13 04:58:14 UTC
- Depth
- 71.1 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.609° S, 173.629° 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.
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.088 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16230 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.461 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16230 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16269 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.882 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16271 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8125 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16278 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.534 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16280 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.889 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16282 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k3n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.