1982 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1982

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.3
   18 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador

   June 19, 1982 · 73 km deep

2. 27.2
   south of Tonga

   December 19, 1982 · 33 km deep

3. 37.1
   93 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan

   July 23, 1982 · 37 km deep

4. 47.1
   west of the Bonin Islands, Japan

   July 4, 1982 · 536 km deep

5. 57.1
   4 km SW of Gigmoto, Philippines

   January 11, 1982 · 46 km deep

6. 67.0
   207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands

   August 5, 1982 · 31 km deep

7. 77.0
   north of Macquarie Island

   July 7, 1982 · 10 km deep

8. 87.0
   5 km NNW of San Juan Bautista Lo de Soto, Mexico

   June 7, 1982 · 34 km deep

9. 96.9
   264 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

   June 30, 1982 · 33 km deep

10. 106.9
    1 km SE of San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico

    June 7, 1982 · 41 km deep

11. 116.8
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    September 6, 1982 · 176 km deep

12. 126.8
    146 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

    August 19, 1982 · 10 km deep

13. 136.8
    28 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands

    February 20, 1982 · 36 km deep

14. 146.8
    28 km SSE of Karyes, Greece

    January 18, 1982 · 10 km deep

15. 156.7
    40 km NNE of Santa Rosa, Peru

    November 19, 1982 · 14 km deep

16. 166.7
    east of the South Sandwich Islands

    May 7, 1982 · 10 km deep

17. 176.7
    19 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

    March 21, 1982 · 44 km deep

18. 186.7
    Bonin Islands, Japan region

    January 1, 1982 · 22 km deep

19. 196.6
    14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan

    December 16, 1982 · 36 km deep

20. 206.6
    71 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu

    December 3, 1982 · 257 km deep

21. 216.6
    122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador

    November 18, 1982 · 195 km deep

22. 226.5
    48 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan

    December 17, 1982 · 87 km deep

23. 236.5
    98 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    August 12, 1982 · 45 km deep

24. 246.5
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    May 2, 1982 · 25 km deep

25. 256.5
    18 km W of Champerico, Guatemala

    April 6, 1982 · 65 km deep

26. 266.5
    184 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan

    February 20, 1982 · 18 km deep

27. 276.5
    185 km NNE of Burang, China

    January 23, 1982 · 33 km deep

28. 286.5
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    January 3, 1982 · 10 km deep

29. 296.4
    south of the Fiji Islands

    September 28, 1982 · 40 km deep

30. 306.4
    76 km SSE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

    September 14, 1982 · 37 km deep

31. 316.4
    115 km NNE of Darnah, Libya

    August 17, 1982 · 31 km deep

32. 326.4
    259 km S of Nusa Dua, Indonesia

    August 7, 1982 · 33 km deep

33. 336.4
    235 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

    July 31, 1982 · 38 km deep

34. 346.4
    169 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga

    June 2, 1982 · 33 km deep

35. 356.4
    121 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau

    May 31, 1982 · 33 km deep

36. 366.4
    220 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    May 31, 1982 · 33 km deep

37. 376.4
    80 km S of Dompu, Indonesia

    March 11, 1982 · 33 km deep

38. 386.4
    19 km ENE of Pandan, Philippines

    January 24, 1982 · 37 km deep

39. 396.3
    104 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan

    December 28, 1982 · 22 km deep

40. 406.3
    265 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

    December 20, 1982 · 33 km deep

41. 416.3
    284 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

    December 20, 1982 · 32 km deep

42. 426.3
    17 km N of Dham?r, Yemen

    December 13, 1982 · 5 km deep

43. 436.3
    102 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    November 21, 1982 · 35 km deep

44. 446.3
    southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

    November 11, 1982 · 33 km deep

45. 456.3
    16 km W of Nuñoa, Peru

    September 15, 1982 · 128 km deep

46. 466.3
    97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

    September 4, 1982 · 33 km deep

47. 476.3
    105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

    September 3, 1982 · 33 km deep

48. 486.3
    129 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste

    June 22, 1982 · 450 km deep

49. 496.3
    123 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

    June 11, 1982 · 123 km deep

50. 506.3
    152 km NE of Labasa, Fiji

    March 29, 1982 · 33 km deep

51. 516.3
    186 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia

    January 20, 1982 · 19 km deep

52. 526.2
    150 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste

    October 7, 1982 · 515 km deep

53. 536.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    September 17, 1982 · 546 km deep

54. 546.2
    88 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan

    July 23, 1982 · 31 km deep

55. 556.2
    Vanuatu region

    July 17, 1982 · 37 km deep

56. 566.2
    147 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines

    April 17, 1982 · 10 km deep

57. 576.2
    203 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia

    January 20, 1982 · 27 km deep

58. 586.1
    95 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    December 5, 1982 · 0 km deep

59. 596.1
    96 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu

    November 16, 1982 · 27 km deep

60. 606.1
    208 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    September 21, 1982 · 21 km deep

61. 616.1
    south of Tonga

    September 20, 1982 · 33 km deep

62. 626.1
    south of the Fiji Islands

    September 4, 1982 · 33 km deep

63. 636.1
    141 km E of Shikotan, Russia

    September 3, 1982 · 33 km deep

64. 646.1
    25 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador

    August 26, 1982 · 70 km deep

65. 656.1
    87 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    July 4, 1982 · 0 km deep

66. 666.1
    Macquarie Island region

    June 27, 1982 · 10 km deep

67. 676.1
    113 km WNW of Ancud, Chile

    June 1, 1982 · 33 km deep

68. 686.1
    100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    April 25, 1982 · 0 km deep

69. 696.1
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    April 12, 1982 · 35 km deep

70. 706.1
    19 km WSW of Colonia, Peru

    March 28, 1982 · 95 km deep

71. 716.1
    143 km W of Copiapó, Chile

    January 28, 1982 · 33 km deep

72. 726.1
    90 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

    January 25, 1982 · 60 km deep

73. 736.1
    Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

    January 4, 1982 · 590 km deep

74. 746.0
    168 km NNE of Calama, Chile

    December 31, 1982 · 118 km deep

75. 756.0
    81 km SW of Basco, Philippines

    December 28, 1982 · 34 km deep

76. 766.0
    south of Tonga

    December 20, 1982 · 33 km deep

77. 776.0
    83 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu

    October 5, 1982 · 18 km deep

78. 786.0
    234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    July 1, 1982 · 48 km deep

79. 796.0
    88 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

    April 16, 1982 · 33 km deep

80. 806.0
    Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia

    March 29, 1982 · 187 km deep

81. 816.0
    Kermadec Islands region

    March 28, 1982 · 79 km deep

82. 826.0
    South Atlantic Ocean

    March 25, 1982 · 10 km deep

83. 836.0
    South Sandwich Islands region

    March 10, 1982 · 102 km deep

84. 846.0
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    March 4, 1982 · 45 km deep

85. 856.0
    30 km NNE of Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe

    January 30, 1982 · 63 km deep

86. 866.0
    173 km NE of Burang, China

    January 23, 1982 · 33 km deep

87. 876.0
    202 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    January 15, 1982 · 33 km deep

88. 886.0
    201 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    January 13, 1982 · 33 km deep

89. 896.0
    16 km SSE of Amapala, Honduras

    January 12, 1982 · 6 km deep

90. 906.0
    south of the Fiji Islands

    January 4, 1982 · 195 km deep

91. 915.9
    98 km ENE of Maumere, Indonesia

    December 25, 1982 · 33 km deep

92. 925.9
    south of Tonga

    December 20, 1982 · 33 km deep

93. 935.9
    south of Tonga

    December 20, 1982 · 32 km deep

94. 945.9
    South Sandwich Islands region

    December 20, 1982 · 72 km deep

95. 955.9
    53 km NE of Kerman, Iran

    December 19, 1982 · 40 km deep

96. 965.9
    Easter Island region

    December 9, 1982 · 10 km deep

97. 975.9
    28 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan

    October 20, 1982 · 33 km deep

98. 985.9
    166 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    October 19, 1982 · 40 km deep

99. 995.9
    185 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    September 21, 1982 · 23 km deep

100. 1005.9
     south of Tonga

     September 20, 1982 · 33 km deep