Earthquake details

Monday, December 20, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, December 20, 1982 at 12:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 953.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.304 and latitude -24.415.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.415, -175.304
UTC time 1982-12-20 12:05:19.550
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-20

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