M4.4 earthquake 107 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 107 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 13, 1982, 8:09 AM GMT+13 (19:09 UTC), 461 km (286 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 127 km NNW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-12 19:09:17 UTC
- Depth
- 460.5 km (286.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.847° S, 174.549° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16170 days ago · 120 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.9158 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9119 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.5116 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 119 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.3123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.2151 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16195 days ago · 231 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mvz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.