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Earthquakes in Tonga
Every earthquake in and around Tonga since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days19M2.5+
Past year394M2.5+
Magnitude 6+316since 1900
StrongestM 8.02006 · 2006 Tonga Earthquake
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Tonga
- 8.0 2006 Tonga Earthquake May 3, 2006
- 8.0 Tonga Jan 4, 1903
- 7.8 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga Oct 14, 1997
- 7.8 159 km W of Pangai, Tonga Dec 14, 1950
- 7.8 111 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga Jun 26, 1913
- 7.6 82 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga May 10, 2023
- 7.6 191 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Mar 19, 2009
- 7.6 199 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Apr 2, 1977
- 7.5 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga Mar 24, 2026
- 7.5 110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Sep 8, 1948
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.9 88 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 28, 2026
- 4.3 289 km W of Houma, Tonga Oct 23, 2026
- 4.8 144 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Oct 22, 2026
- 4.8 88 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 19, 2026
- 5.2 71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Oct 18, 2026
- 4.3 213 km WSW of Houma, Tonga Oct 18, 2026
- 4.7 134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga Oct 17, 2026
- 4.5 159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga Oct 16, 2026
- 5.5 119 km W of Neiafu, Tonga Oct 12, 2026
- 4.6 260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga Oct 11, 2026
- 4.6 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga Oct 10, 2026
- 4.6 104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Oct 9, 2026
- 4.6 294 km SSW of Houma, Tonga Oct 7, 2026
- 4.1 155 km W of Houma, Tonga Oct 5, 2026
- 4.3 139 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga Oct 5, 2026