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Latest earthquakes in Tonga on a live map, the strongest earthquakes in history, statistics by year and regions.

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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

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Day after Moderate

Forecast for the area around: Nuku'alofa. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

The forecast shows no heavy rain, gales or thunderstorms for today and tomorrow.

Forecast for the area around: Tonga. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Tonga

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Tonga

Tonga has recorded 13,748 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.9 in 2006.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Tonga →

13,748 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.9.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.761 mi NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga110.3 mi
4.844 mi WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga101.1 mi
4.4170 mi W of Houma, Tonga244.0 mi
4.9150 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3179 mi W of Nukunuku, Tonga287.9 mi
4.7103 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.7 mi
4.4102 mi W of Pangai, Tonga87.6 mi
4.1166 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga332.6 mi
5.163 mi E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3147 mi WSW of Houma, Tonga173.4 mi
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MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.782 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga28.2 mi
4.599 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga159.6 mi
4.5105 mi SE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.387 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
5.574 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga111.8 mi
4.658 mi SE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.6166 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga325.3 mi
4.6165 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga346.3 mi
4.665 mi ENE of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.6182 mi SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga65.7 mi
4.196 mi W of Houma, Tonga147.1 mi
4.387 mi NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga179.6 mi
5.059 mi E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
4.576 mi NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga71.0 mi
4.2162 mi W of Houma, Tonga268.3 mi
4.984 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.2174 mi SW of Houma, Tonga160.0 mi
4.5142 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.831 mi NNE of Fangale'ounga, Tonga6.2 mi
5.579 mi NE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
5.042 mi ENE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
4.0118 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga176.4 mi
4.1171 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga53.1 mi
4.3167 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga212.1 mi
4.556 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga65.6 mi
5.033 mi WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga58.5 mi
4.393 mi SW of Houma, Tonga92.9 mi
4.6106 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.4101 mi NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga112.6 mi
4.3133 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga104.5 mi
4.5174 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga319.0 mi
4.0171 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga331.9 mi
4.3104 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga107.1 mi
4.1159 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga262.6 mi
5.396 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.447 mi NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga67.5 mi
4.553 mi ENE of Fangale'ounga, Tonga18.1 mi
4.6100 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga129.4 mi
4.091 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga141.8 mi
4.6186 mi W of Nukunuku, Tonga312.0 mi
4.9128 mi ENE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
5.313 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3134 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga160.1 mi
4.676 mi WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga127.7 mi
5.070 mi WNW of Pangai, Tonga99.0 mi
4.3170 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga58.7 mi
4.3158 mi W of Houma, Tonga242.8 mi
4.3171 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga205.2 mi
4.546 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.9164 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga322.5 mi
4.3118 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga140.0 mi
4.189 mi W of Pangai, Tonga136.6 mi
5.2158 mi ENE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.4172 mi NW of Nukunuku, Tonga335.9 mi
4.568 mi W of Nuku'alofa, Tonga121.3 mi
4.682 mi W of Pangai, Tonga169.6 mi
4.1110 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga168.5 mi
4.199 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga169.2 mi
4.2174 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga314.1 mi
4.5173 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga253.5 mi
4.792 mi S of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
4.655 mi ENE of Fangale'ounga, Tonga6.2 mi
4.5171 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga337.5 mi
4.6148 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.7 mi
4.574 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.7157 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.546 mi WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga70.4 mi
4.667 mi WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga91.1 mi
4.3169 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga245.1 mi
5.2152 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.5168 mi SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.576 mi N of Nuku'alofa, Tonga69.6 mi
4.345 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga81.2 mi
4.5173 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga21.7 mi
5.484 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.176 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga142.7 mi
4.5127 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga75.1 mi
4.7145 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga44.5 mi
4.3173 mi WSW of Houma, Tonga240.9 mi
4.4185 mi W of Nukunuku, Tonga295.0 mi
5.073 mi NNE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga30.5 mi
5.048 mi WNW of Pangai, Tonga6.2 mi
4.6165 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.5102 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga158.1 mi
4.4125 mi NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga181.0 mi
4.1163 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga336.2 mi
4.6159 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.1183 mi W of Houma, Tonga260.5 mi
5.095 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3163 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga340.5 mi
4.2178 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga345.2 mi
4.742 mi SSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga52.3 mi
4.1178 mi NW of Nukunuku, Tonga215.6 mi
5.3112 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3124 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga147.9 mi
4.4149 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga21.7 mi
4.3165 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga319.3 mi
5.1167 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.655 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga71.8 mi
4.4181 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga185.8 mi
5.6126 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga160.9 mi
4.1135 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga228.9 mi
4.2180 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga334.7 mi
4.4162 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga326.0 mi
4.9155 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.364 mi SW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga82.7 mi
4.2166 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga218.9 mi
4.327 mi NW of Leimatu'a, Tonga69.8 mi
4.556 mi NNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga87.9 mi
4.285 mi NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga173.0 mi
4.8167 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.7 mi
4.9171 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.7 mi
4.9159 mi SSW of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.7 mi
4.855 mi ENE of Fangale'ounga, Tonga6.2 mi
4.8131 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga174.7 mi
4.2102 mi WNW of Pangai, Tonga156.5 mi
4.6180 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga344.1 mi
4.7155 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.5180 mi SW of Houma, Tonga136.7 mi
4.0166 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga344.8 mi
4.436 mi W of Nuku'alofa, Tonga92.7 mi
4.4183 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga340.3 mi
4.6148 mi SW of Houma, Tonga6.2 mi
4.3172 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga320.2 mi
4.9105 mi SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga6.2 mi
5.4101 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.231 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga74.0 mi
4.7164 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga353.2 mi
4.2115 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga174.9 mi
4.5145 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga38.9 mi
4.368 mi WSW of Houma, Tonga110.4 mi
5.1136 mi ENE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.687 mi WNW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga113.8 mi
4.2185 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga329.8 mi
4.948 mi SE of Pangai, Tonga6.2 mi
4.673 mi WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga108.7 mi
4.9174 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga338.4 mi
4.6180 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga351.5 mi
5.3173 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
5.092 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga73.7 mi
5.3128 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.699 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga137.7 mi
4.1114 mi NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga173.6 mi
4.7156 mi SW of Houma, Tonga126.1 mi
4.3115 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.1184 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga220.2 mi
4.2108 mi WNW of Pangai, Tonga155.3 mi
4.2111 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga170.8 mi
4.2150 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga154.9 mi
4.297 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga142.0 mi
4.3107 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga122.7 mi
4.1157 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga44.0 mi
4.5108 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga171.0 mi
4.4109 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga126.9 mi
4.791 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga136.7 mi
4.496 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga51.4 mi
5.162 mi ESE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
5.7180 mi SSW of Houma, Tonga95.7 mi
4.351 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga25.3 mi
5.2122 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga21.7 mi
4.874 mi NNE of Leimatu'a, Tonga21.7 mi
4.4149 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.493 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga136.0 mi
4.4165 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga297.0 mi
4.3101 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga126.2 mi
4.6108 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga164.8 mi
4.4127 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga81.5 mi
4.3186 mi W of Houma, Tonga305.7 mi
4.181 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga85.8 mi
4.264 mi ESE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga6.2 mi
4.8101 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga157.1 mi
4.5182 mi W of Nukunuku, Tonga313.2 mi
4.664 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga6.2 mi
4.988 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga139.6 mi
4.649 mi NNW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga6.2 mi
4.1101 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga127.5 mi
4.592 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga75.8 mi
4.872 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga118.0 mi
4.494 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga136.8 mi
4.9125 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga6.2 mi
4.298 mi NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga135.0 mi
4.0119 mi NNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga107.8 mi
4.1164 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga331.5 mi
4.4164 mi WNW of Leimatu'a, Tonga6.2 mi
4.499 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga121.8 mi
4.8101 mi W of Leimatu'a, Tonga127.2 mi
4.398 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga133.1 mi
4.6110 mi SE of Pangai, Tonga6.2 mi
5.280 mi WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga122.7 mi
4.0174 mi WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga316.3 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.930 mi SSE of Pangai, Tonga34.2 mi
7.7114 mi SW of Houma, Tonga103.8 mi
7.6119 mi S of 'Ohonua, Tonga21.1 mi
7.6181 mi NE of Leimatu'a, Tonga20.5 mi
7.5103 mi W of Neiafu, Tonga142.3 mi
7.4177 mi SW of Houma, Tonga107.9 mi
7.3128 mi ESE of Neiafu, Tonga23.0 mi
7.3124 mi ENE of Leimatu'a, Tonga9.9 mi
7.2171 mi SW of Houma, Tonga111.2 mi
7.2117 mi N of Leimatu'a, Tonga114.0 mi
7.292 mi WSW of Houma, Tonga116.9 mi
7.2122 mi SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga40.4 mi
7.1103 mi E of Neiafu, Tonga21.9 mi
7.046 mi SE of Pangai, Tonga18.0 mi
7.090 mi NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga165.0 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
2026334M7.5
2025385M7.0
2024469M6.9
2023491M7.2
2022595M7.3
2021437M6.5
2020479M6.4
2019436M6.6
2018380M6.4
2017433M6.1
2016469M6.4
2015403M6.2
2014525M6.1
2013337M7.4
2012322M6.6
2011295M6.1
2010273M6.1
2009370M7.6
2008386M6.9
2007347M6.1
2006676M7.9
2005281M6.1
2004384M6.7
2003263M6.6
2002212M6.2
2001200M6.5
2000191M7.2
1999183M6.8
1998225M6.8
1997307M7.7
1996193M6.2
1995190M6.4
1994114M6.3
1993135M6.1
1992119M6.1
1991122M7.0
1990109M6.9
1989106M6.9
1988107M7.1
1987134M7.3
1986139M7.2
1985125M6.3
1984136M6.6
1983110M6.7
1982153M6.4
1981111M6.3
198099M6.3
1979123M6.6
1978102M7.0
1977164M7.6
197669M5.9

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