Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 296 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Dec 23, 1982, 10:41 PM GMT+13 (09:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-12-23 09:41:46 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.954° S, 175.533° 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 2.2 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.8south of Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.2250 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.2south of Tonga · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.1298 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15976 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 5.1260 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15976 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 5.6268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15974 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.3south of Tonga · 15972 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.0235 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15971 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.3south of Tonga · 15959 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 5.4south of Tonga · 15958 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.7265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15956 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.1299 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15950 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 5.2south of Tonga · 15944 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 5.1south of Tonga · 15926 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.3268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.4Tonga region · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.8south of Tonga · 15979 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 15979 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.0south of Tonga · 15980 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.7284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15980 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.2268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 5.4264 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.7south of Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.0south of Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 5.1258 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 5.2south of Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 5.3south of Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.5249 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15981 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 5.8278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 6.3265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 5.2291 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.9south of Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.8271 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15982 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rp0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.