Tonga earthquakes

M6.3 earthquake 123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 10, 1982, 12:38 PM GMT-12 (00:38 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.3 (mb), strong
Local time
UTC
1982-06-11 00:38:09 UTC
Depth
123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.616° S, 174.414° W
Region
Tonga
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5116 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 119 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.9119 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 121 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4107 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16173 days ago · 461 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.9127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16170 days ago · 120 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.9158 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.5117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.7143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.8105 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16132 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.2151 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16195 days ago · 231 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.0Tonga · 16199 days ago · 212 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mu1 (also filed as gcmtc061182a, gcmt19820611003809, atlas19820611003811, iscgem596961). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.