M5.5 earthquake Tonga
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in Tonga on Fri, Apr 9, 1982, 12:40 AM GMT+13 (11:40 UTC), 41 km (25 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
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-08 11:40:30 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.614° S, 174.181° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kkg (also filed as gcmtb040882b, gcmt19820408114029, iscgem600294). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.