Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Nov 24, 1982, 9:32 AM GMT+13 (20:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 228 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-11-23 20:32:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.581° S, 175.943° 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 1.8 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9228 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16005 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.3Tonga region · 15999 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 5.0253 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15997 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.4251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15997 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.7252 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15997 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.8south of Tonga · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.5south of Tonga · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 5.3Tonga region · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 5.7south of Tonga · 15983 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 7.2south of Tonga · 15983 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 15983 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 5.6286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15983 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.4south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 5.4south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 5.2239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.9south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 5.4283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.5288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.2Tonga region · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 5.5south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 5.2south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 6.0south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 6.3284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 5.1275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 5.4south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 4.9295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 5.4257 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 4.8222 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 4.8271 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 5.2291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 6.3265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 5.8278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 5.5249 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 5.2south of Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 5.1258 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 5.4264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 5.2268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 4.7284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15980 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 15979 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 5.4Tonga region · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 5.3268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 5.1177 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 5.2296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 5.5259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 4.8south of Tonga · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 5.2250 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 5.1298 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15976 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 5.1260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15976 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 5.6268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15974 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 5.0235 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15971 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 4.7265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15956 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 5.1299 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15950 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.9234 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16008 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.5299 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16010 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r37. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.