Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 14, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, December 14, 1982 at 09:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 903.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.622 and latitude -24.061.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.061, -175.622
UTC time 1982-12-14 09:25:51.380
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-14

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