M5.0 earthquake 66 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 66 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 25, 1982, 2:42 AM GMT-11 (13:42 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 75 km NE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-25 13:42:12 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.514° S, 173.375° 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 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.275 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16019 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.175 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16019 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.469 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16055 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.6129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.2129 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 16063 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0135 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 16066 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qgr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.