M5.3 earthquake 79 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 79 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 17, 1982, 12:46 AM GMT-11 (11:46 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-17 11:46:04 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.325° S, 173.446° 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 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.291 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16158 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.630 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16142 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.880 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1101 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.95 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16121 days ago · 181 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.695 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16113 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mza (also filed as gcmtb061782a, gcmt19820617114605, iscgem597361). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.