M5.2 earthquake 85 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 85 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 7, 1982, 6:41 PM GMT-11 (05:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-08 05:41:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.229° S, 173.514° 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 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1141 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16085 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.6115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16077 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0135 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16066 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.2129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.6129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.469 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16055 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.066 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16038 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pf9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.