M4.4 earthquake 118 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 118 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 6:13 AM GMT-12 (18:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 27 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-19 18:13:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.731° S, 173.410° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.827 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16204 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6110 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.4155 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.8160 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 143 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16170 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kuk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.