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Latest eventM 4.7177.5 km depth · 12 h ago98 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga

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Tongatapu has recorded 5,669 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.7 in 1997.

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Earthquakes

5,669 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.7.

Recent earthquakes

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.7	98 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Nov 15, 2026, 07:36	177.5 km
4.8	70 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Nov 13, 2026, 11:18	162.8 km
4.4	274 km W of Houma, Tonga	Nov 11, 2026, 20:38	392.6 km
4.3	289 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Oct 23, 2026, 06:07	463.4 km
4.1	267 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Oct 21, 2026, 02:59	535.2 km
5.1	102 km E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Oct 18, 2026, 19:32	10.0 km
4.3	236 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Oct 18, 2026, 15:39	279.1 km
4.6	268 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Oct 11, 2026, 10:05	523.5 km
4.6	266 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Oct 10, 2026, 12:21	557.4 km
4.6	294 km SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga	Oct 7, 2026, 22:34	105.8 km

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Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.1	155 km W of Houma, Tonga	Oct 5, 2026, 15:40	236.7 km
5.0	95 km E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Oct 5, 2026, 05:26	10.0 km
4.2	260 km W of Houma, Tonga	Oct 1, 2026, 18:54	431.8 km
4.2	280 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Oct 1, 2026, 04:41	257.5 km
5.5	127 km NE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Sep 29, 2026, 12:40	10.0 km
5.0	68 km ENE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Sep 26, 2026, 14:33	10.0 km
5.0	54 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Sep 22, 2026, 20:11	94.1 km
4.3	149 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Sep 22, 2026, 16:31	149.5 km
4.4	162 km NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Sep 22, 2026, 14:08	181.3 km
4.5	280 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Sep 20, 2026, 15:33	513.3 km
4.0	275 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Sep 19, 2026, 16:21	534.1 km
4.1	256 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Sep 17, 2026, 19:22	422.7 km
4.6	299 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Sep 9, 2026, 18:19	502.1 km
4.6	123 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Sep 3, 2026, 07:46	205.4 km
4.3	255 km W of Houma, Tonga	Aug 30, 2026, 22:51	390.8 km
4.9	264 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 27, 2026, 23:02	519.0 km
4.4	276 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 24, 2026, 10:21	540.7 km
4.5	110 km W of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 24, 2026, 05:40	195.2 km
4.2	279 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 18, 2026, 23:53	505.6 km
4.5	279 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 18, 2026, 16:48	408.0 km
4.7	148 km S of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 17, 2026, 00:26	10.0 km
4.5	276 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 15, 2026, 04:31	543.2 km
4.5	73 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 6, 2026, 06:44	113.4 km
4.6	108 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 5, 2026, 20:59	146.6 km
4.3	273 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Aug 5, 2026, 01:13	394.4 km
4.5	270 km SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga	Aug 2, 2026, 06:15	10.0 km
4.5	122 km N of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 1, 2026, 14:14	112.1 km
4.3	278 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jul 26, 2026, 00:02	387.6 km
4.4	297 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 24, 2026, 19:20	474.7 km
5.0	117 km NNE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jul 24, 2026, 17:14	49.2 km
4.4	201 km NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 15, 2026, 17:03	291.3 km
4.1	263 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 14, 2026, 14:03	541.0 km
4.1	295 km W of Houma, Tonga	Jul 13, 2026, 21:35	419.3 km
4.3	262 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 11, 2026, 06:32	548.1 km
4.2	286 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 10, 2026, 10:43	555.6 km
4.7	68 km SSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jul 8, 2026, 23:33	84.2 km
4.1	286 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 8, 2026, 16:56	346.9 km
4.3	265 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 7, 2026, 06:08	513.9 km
4.1	218 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jul 1, 2026, 14:52	368.4 km
4.2	289 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 30, 2026, 12:42	538.7 km
4.4	261 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 30, 2026, 08:27	524.7 km
4.3	103 km SW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 29, 2026, 03:23	133.1 km
4.2	268 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 28, 2026, 19:49	352.2 km
4.5	89 km NNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 26, 2026, 13:45	141.5 km
4.6	290 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 18, 2026, 21:09	553.8 km
4.5	289 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Jun 17, 2026, 03:09	220.0 km
4.0	267 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 15, 2026, 11:37	554.8 km
4.4	58 km W of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 12, 2026, 18:19	149.2 km
4.4	295 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 12, 2026, 05:42	547.6 km
4.6	238 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Jun 12, 2026, 05:15	10.0 km
4.3	277 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 12, 2026, 01:05	515.3 km
4.9	169 km SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga	Jun 10, 2026, 23:50	10.0 km
4.7	264 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 10, 2026, 04:30	568.4 km
4.3	110 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jun 6, 2026, 17:44	177.6 km
4.2	298 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 4, 2026, 14:13	530.8 km
4.6	117 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 2, 2026, 09:28	175.0 km
4.9	281 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jun 2, 2026, 00:49	544.6 km
4.6	289 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	May 31, 2026, 21:41	565.7 km
4.7	251 km SW of Houma, Tonga	May 24, 2026, 13:19	203.0 km
5.1	100 km ESE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	May 12, 2026, 21:53	10.0 km
5.7	289 km SSW of Houma, Tonga	May 12, 2026, 21:19	154.0 km
4.4	266 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	May 6, 2026, 12:15	478.0 km
4.3	299 km W of Houma, Tonga	May 3, 2026, 11:01	492.1 km
4.2	104 km ESE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	May 2, 2026, 14:43	10.0 km
4.5	293 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	May 1, 2026, 20:37	504.1 km
4.2	158 km NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 28, 2026, 15:18	217.3 km
4.1	264 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 28, 2026, 02:00	533.5 km
5.2	129 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Apr 23, 2026, 06:31	197.5 km
4.0	281 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 17, 2026, 00:26	509.1 km
4.5	161 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Apr 16, 2026, 13:34	208.0 km
4.6	288 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 15, 2026, 17:09	546.2 km
4.0	271 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 14, 2026, 20:55	550.0 km
4.0	291 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Apr 5, 2026, 23:04	316.9 km
4.1	111 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Apr 2, 2026, 02:30	205.9 km
4.6	246 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Apr 1, 2026, 23:49	543.8 km
4.7	288 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 31, 2026, 17:09	547.7 km
4.5	290 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 31, 2026, 09:32	520.5 km
4.4	284 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Mar 27, 2026, 19:07	170.1 km
4.3	266 km W of Houma, Tonga	Mar 22, 2026, 01:29	416.2 km
4.2	112 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 21, 2026, 22:32	218.5 km
4.3	286 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 21, 2026, 15:39	514.9 km
4.4	273 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Mar 20, 2026, 22:17	248.9 km
4.4	285 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 19, 2026, 11:42	498.1 km
4.1	280 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 19, 2026, 02:13	553.2 km
4.2	291 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 17, 2026, 05:23	542.9 km
4.2	281 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 17, 2026, 02:13	541.1 km
4.1	266 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 15, 2026, 06:36	369.9 km
4.3	256 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 14, 2026, 17:23	518.1 km
4.1	171 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Mar 11, 2026, 02:19	206.1 km
4.4	262 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 9, 2026, 22:31	529.3 km
4.7	258 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 9, 2026, 22:03	552.0 km
5.3	168 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Mar 8, 2026, 07:18	199.4 km
4.3	293 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Mar 7, 2026, 17:16	570.3 km
4.3	267 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 28, 2026, 13:53	539.4 km
4.1	293 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 28, 2026, 04:37	560.8 km
4.4	272 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 27, 2026, 19:01	503.5 km
4.1	291 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 27, 2026, 00:52	567.2 km
4.1	290 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 27, 2026, 00:39	507.8 km
5.2	135 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Feb 26, 2026, 02:49	223.6 km
4.7	242 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 23, 2026, 09:15	378.4 km
5.3	189 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Feb 22, 2026, 08:45	194.1 km
4.3	271 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 21, 2026, 16:33	10.0 km
4.1	268 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 15, 2026, 22:36	610.7 km
4.3	279 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 14, 2026, 06:18	542.2 km
4.6	283 km W of Houma, Tonga	Feb 11, 2026, 03:32	413.9 km
4.3	271 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 9, 2026, 03:00	357.7 km
4.5	59 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Feb 8, 2026, 05:26	159.7 km
4.4	105 km ESE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Feb 8, 2026, 02:06	10.0 km
4.6	161 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Feb 5, 2026, 00:25	116.0 km
4.8	281 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Feb 4, 2026, 05:07	387.7 km
4.4	294 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Feb 2, 2026, 21:25	507.6 km
4.6	117 km E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Feb 1, 2026, 10:49	10.0 km
5.8	118 km E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 31, 2026, 20:59	12.0 km
4.4	268 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 31, 2026, 15:59	532.9 km
4.5	63 km SE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 28, 2026, 12:07	35.0 km
4.5	185 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 27, 2026, 04:56	269.5 km
5.1	91 km SSE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 26, 2026, 13:02	10.0 km
5.5	74 km S of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 26, 2026, 10:53	21.3 km
5.4	87 km SSE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 26, 2026, 03:31	10.0 km
4.2	256 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 23, 2026, 18:54	420.5 km
4.4	144 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 17, 2026, 18:49	237.2 km
4.1	283 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 17, 2026, 17:43	527.6 km
4.9	115 km E of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 16, 2026, 20:46	10.0 km
4.3	255 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 15, 2026, 10:10	520.1 km
4.3	274 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 14, 2026, 17:14	525.7 km
4.4	177 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 7, 2026, 05:41	256.2 km
4.4	171 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 7, 2026, 04:04	133.3 km
4.5	239 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 5, 2026, 18:07	248.7 km
4.3	281 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 4, 2026, 02:12	525.7 km
4.4	290 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 3, 2026, 13:53	396.0 km
4.7	130 km NNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jan 3, 2026, 06:16	186.2 km
4.1	242 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Jan 2, 2026, 23:43	195.9 km
4.4	164 km NNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Jan 2, 2026, 19:43	291.3 km
4.5	268 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 28, 2025, 08:16	540.2 km
4.4	262 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 27, 2025, 16:18	514.7 km
4.5	266 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 27, 2025, 05:45	502.6 km
4.3	280 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 25, 2025, 01:50	553.5 km
4.8	278 km W of Houma, Tonga	Dec 22, 2025, 16:02	445.1 km
4.9	108 km SSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 20, 2025, 19:08	73.3 km
4.4	277 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 19, 2025, 13:09	466.7 km
4.3	285 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Dec 19, 2025, 00:49	359.8 km
4.9	76 km NNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 18, 2025, 03:54	173.0 km
4.8	169 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Dec 16, 2025, 13:21	10.0 km
4.4	283 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 13, 2025, 04:31	515.4 km
4.2	145 km WNW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 10, 2025, 05:12	257.8 km
4.2	282 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 10, 2025, 04:07	523.3 km
4.2	274 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 4, 2025, 11:42	531.0 km
4.2	260 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 3, 2025, 07:49	528.9 km
4.4	278 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Dec 1, 2025, 07:07	544.2 km
4.4	92 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 1, 2025, 05:28	238.9 km
4.2	294 km W of Nukunuku, Tonga	Nov 28, 2025, 18:26	522.1 km
4.0	297 km NW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Nov 26, 2025, 17:43	420.0 km
4.2	267 km WNW of Nukunuku, Tonga	Nov 26, 2025, 13:02	486.5 km
4.8	278 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Nov 22, 2025, 21:50	170.2 km
4.2	135 km SW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Nov 21, 2025, 17:12	196.4 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
7.7	184 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Oct 14, 1997, 09:53	167.0 km
7.4	285 km SW of Houma, Tonga	May 23, 2013, 17:19	173.7 km
7.2	275 km SW of Houma, Tonga	Jun 15, 2023, 18:06	179.0 km
7.2	148 km WSW of Houma, Tonga	Oct 30, 1986, 01:28	188.1 km
7.2	196 km SSW of Fua'amotu, Tonga	Jun 22, 1977, 12:08	65.0 km
7.0	145 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 9, 1991, 07:45	265.5 km
6.9	148 km N of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Aug 25, 2024, 23:29	96.0 km
6.9	141 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jun 23, 1990, 21:38	180.5 km
6.8	130 km ENE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Nov 24, 2009, 12:47	18.0 km
6.8	134 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Apr 13, 1999, 10:38	164.2 km
6.8	134 km WSW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 27, 1998, 00:38	144.3 km
6.8	131 km NE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Dec 21, 1990, 05:29	13.3 km
6.7	45 km SW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Mar 21, 1983, 07:44	68.0 km
6.6	144 km W of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Jul 27, 2003, 02:04	212.9 km
6.6	127 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Mar 19, 1987, 22:51	213.5 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026

Year

2026	143	M5.8
2025	156	M5.9
2024	197	M6.9
2023	185	M7.2
2022	340	M5.9
2021	178	M6.5
2020	217	M6.0
2019	173	M6.1
2018	178	M6.4
2017	172	M5.9
2016	192	M6.0
2015	175	M5.8
2014	231	M6.1
2013	114	M7.4
2012	115	M5.9
2011	81	M6.1
2010	93	M6.1
2009	86	M6.8
2008	172	M5.9
2007	162	M5.8
2006	288	M6.1
2005	130	M5.9
2004	159	M6.1
2003	111	M6.6
2002	89	M6.0
2001	77	M6.5
2000	78	M6.0
1999	84	M6.8
1998	102	M6.8
1997	156	M7.7
1996	80	M6.2
1995	81	M6.4
1994	51	M5.9
1993	58	M6.1
1992	40	M6.1
1991	46	M7.0
1990	47	M6.9
1989	43	M5.7
1988	43	M6.4
1987	49	M6.6
1986	50	M7.2
1985	49	M6.3
1984	64	M6.3
1983	42	M6.7
1982	31	M5.6
1981	45	M5.9
1980	34	M6.1
1979	46	M6.4
1978	46	M6.3
1977	63	M7.2
1976	27	M5.6

Places

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