Earthquake details

Saturday, August 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, August 7, 1982 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 962.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.211 and latitude -24.445.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.445, -175.211
UTC time 1982-08-07 13:09:21.520
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-07

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