Earthquake details

Saturday, May 22, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, May 22, 1982 at 07:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1069.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.640 and latitude -26.014.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.014, -175.640
UTC time 1982-05-22 07:43:49.660
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-22

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