M5.6 earthquake 115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Sep 15, 1982, 9:23 PM GMT-11 (08:23 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-16 08:23:12 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.707° S, 172.745° 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 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.6129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.469 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16055 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.066 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16038 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.199 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16022 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.275 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16019 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.175 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16019 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pn3 (also filed as gcmtb091682a, gcmt19820916082323, iscgem592098). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.