M5.6 earthquake 65 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jul 5, 1982, 10:26 AM GMT+13 (21:26 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 36 km E 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
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-04 21:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 87.9 km (54.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.531° S, 173.810° 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 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.374 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 16129 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.736 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 16125 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.193 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16117 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.1135 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 16113 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.554 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 16099 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n9b (also filed as gcmtb070482c, gcmt19820704212643, iscgem594847). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.