Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 119 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 119 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jun 11, 1982, 2:20 PM GMT+13 (01:20 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-06-11 01:20:41 UTC
Depth
121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.635° S, 174.372° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16182 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16180 days ago · 461 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.9127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16178 days ago · 120 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.9158 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16175 days ago · 124 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.5117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16163 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.7143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16140 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.8105 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16140 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.5116 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16182 days ago · 119 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 6.3123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16182 days ago · 123 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.2151 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16203 days ago · 231 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.0Tonga · 16207 days ago · 212 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mu4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.