Earthquake details

Sunday, December 26, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Sunday, December 26, 1982 at 02:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 931.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.183 and latitude -24.023.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.023, -175.183
UTC time 1982-12-26 02:20:07.750
Location 298 km S of ‘Ohonua
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-26

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