M6.3 earthquake 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Sep 3, 1982, 12:39 PM GMT-11 (23:39 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-03 23:39:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.296° S, 173.089° 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 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16089 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.285 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16085 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1141 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16085 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.6115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16077 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.0135 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16066 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.2129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.6129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.469 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16055 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.066 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16038 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pd9 (also filed as gcmtc090382e, gcmt19820903233938, iscgem591475). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.