M4.7 earthquake near Nuku'alofa, Tonga – now
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 98 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga on Nov 15, 2026 at 20:36 local time (07:36 UTC), at a depth of 177.5 km. It was a deep earthquake, so shaking at the surface is usually weaker and felt over a wider area. The magnitude was revised from M5.0 to M4.7 after further analysis. The nearest towns are Nuku'alofa (98 km).
Loading live map…
Low
Moderate
High
Very high
Extreme
Very extreme
Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
Very light rain (0.1–1 mm)
Light rain (1–5 mm)
Moderate rain (5–10 mm)
Heavy rain (10–25 mm)
Very heavy rain (25–50 mm)
Extreme rain (≥ 50 mm)
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Calm (< 7 km/h, 0–1 Bf)
Light breeze (7–18 km/h, 2–3 Bf)
Moderate breeze (18–36 km/h, 4–5 Bf)
Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
Gale (54–72 km/h, 7–8 Bf)
Storm (≥ 72 km/h, 9+ Bf)
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Very low lightning
Low lightning
Moderate lightning
High lightning
Very high lightning
Extreme lightning
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Earthquakes
Wildfires
Floods
Storms
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
- Magnitude
- M4.7 (mb)
- Depth
- 177.5 km
- Local time
- Nov 15, 2026, 20:36 UTC+13
- UTC time
- Nov 15, 2026, 07:36
- Location
- 98 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga - Coordinates
- -20.589, -175.935
- Status
- Automatic solution (may be revised)
Did you feel this earthquake?
No reports yet.
Nearby towns
- Nuku'alofa 98 km NW
Reported by
- EMSC: M4.7 mb · 177.5 km · 20261115_0000070
- USGS: M4.7 mb · 177.5 km · us7000tyd3
Revision history (1)
- – mag: 5 → 4.7; mag_type: m → mb; location; depth_km: 221 → 177.5