M5.2 earthquake Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Tonga on Wed, Apr 13, 1983, 5:22 PM GMT+13 (04:22 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 100 km WNW 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-04-13 04:22:05 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.268° S, 174.829° 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 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2113 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 15852 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.3100 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 15848 days ago · 74 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001udk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.