M4.9 earthquake 158 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 158 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 17, 1982, 4:46 PM GMT-12 (04:46 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-18 04:46:25 UTC
- Depth
- 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.297° S, 174.460° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7143 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8105 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16132 days ago · 143 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6181 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16120 days ago · 249 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7107 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 16109 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 4.9127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16170 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4107 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16172 days ago · 461 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 123 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.9119 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 121 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.5116 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
- 6.3123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2151 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 16195 days ago · 231 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mzu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.