M4.2 earthquake 192 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 192 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Sun, Jun 6, 1982, 7:04 AM GMT+13 (18:04 UTC), 149 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 137 km SW of Haveluloto, 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-05 18:04:47 UTC
- Depth
- 149.2 km (92.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.597° S, 176.270° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0199 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 16175 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.2137 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16174 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mq9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.