M4.5 earthquake 145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 145 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 6, 1982, 4:51 PM GMT-12 (04:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 168 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-07 04:51:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.731° S, 172.995° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8168 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 4.5150 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.5186 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 143 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8160 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.4155 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.6110 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 6.4169 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16183 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mrb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.