Earthquake details

Sunday, December 19, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, December 19, 1982 at 13:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 892.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.922 and latitude -24.178.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.178, -175.922
UTC time 1982-12-19 13:00:15.810
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-19

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