Tuvalu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 286 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 286 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu on Sun, Jun 13, 1982, 1:21 AM GMT+12 (13:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Jun 13, 1982, 1:21 AM GMT+12
UTC: 1982-06-12 13:21:56 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 3.522° S, 177.381° E
Region: Tuvalu
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mvx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.