Tonga earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Dec 20, 1982, 9:48 AM GMT+13 (20:48 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1982-12-19 20:48:06 UTC
Depth
39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.814° S, 175.618° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5288 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.2Tonga region · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.0284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.5south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.2south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 6.0south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 6.3284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.1275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 5.9south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 5.4south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.9295 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.4257 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 5.1south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.8271 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.9south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 5.2291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 6.3265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 5.8278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 5.5249 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 5.2south of Tonga · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 5.1258 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 5.0south of Tonga · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 5.4264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15991 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 5.2268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15990 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 4.7284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15990 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 15989 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.8south of Tonga · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 5.4Tonga region · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 5.3268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 5.2296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 5.5259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15989 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.8south of Tonga · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 5.2250 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 5.2south of Tonga · 15988 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 15987 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 5.1298 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15986 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 5.1260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15986 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 5.6268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15984 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 5.3south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 5.0235 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 5.3south of Tonga · 15969 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 5.4south of Tonga · 15968 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 4.7265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15966 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 5.1299 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15960 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 5.2south of Tonga · 15954 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 5.1south of Tonga · 15936 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.9south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.2239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 5.4south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.4south of Tonga · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.6286 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15993 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 15993 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 7.2south of Tonga · 15993 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.8south of Tonga · 15993 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 5.7south of Tonga · 15993 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.3Tonga region · 15998 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 5.5south of Tonga · 15998 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 5.8south of Tonga · 15998 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 5.7252 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16007 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 5.4251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16007 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 5.0253 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16007 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 5.3Tonga region · 16009 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.9228 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16015 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.8269 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16018 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.9234 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16018 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 5.5299 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16020 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rjh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.