M4.3 earthquake 133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 6, 1982, 11:28 AM GMT-12 (23:28 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 186 km ENE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-06 23:28:52 UTC
- Depth
- 143.0 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.775° S, 173.112° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5186 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5150 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16176 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8168 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mr3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.