Max magnitude
7.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Tonga seismic overview
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Tonga, all regrouped on the same country page.
Max magnitude
7.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
157.6 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Earthquake near 150 km W of Neiafu
Earthquake near 283 km WNW of Houma
Earthquake near 154 km W of Neiafu
Earthquake near 166 km W of Neiafu
Earthquake near 142 km NW of Neiafu
Earthquake near 295 km SW of Houma
Earthquake near 84 km WSW of Neiafu
Earthquake near 115 km S of Hihifo
Activity rhythm
Live geography
Archive browsing
History
| 1997 | 7.8 | 256 |
| 1950 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 1913 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 266 |
| 2026 | 7.5 | 117 |
| 1948 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 1962 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7.4 | 295 |
| 1921 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 499 |
| 1987 | 7.3 | 120 |
| 1937 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1907 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1906 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 431 |
| 2000 | 7.2 | 147 |
| 1986 | 7.2 | 128 |
| 1911 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1910 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1988 | 7.1 | 89 |
| 1972 | 7.1 | 27 |
| 2025 | 7.0 | 351 |
| 1991 | 7.0 | 106 |
| 1946 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.9 | 440 |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 308 |
| 1990 | 6.9 | 88 |
| 1989 | 6.9 | 92 |
| 1905 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1949 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 1923 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6.8 | 158 |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 173 |
| 2004 | 6.7 | 343 |
| 1983 | 6.7 | 100 |
| 1955 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 1919 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1922 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 404 |
| 2012 | 6.6 | 295 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 215 |
| 1984 | 6.6 | 126 |
| 1979 | 6.6 | 102 |
| 1942 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1917 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1916 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 391 |
| 2001 | 6.5 | 172 |
| 1975 | 6.5 | 86 |
| 1967 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 1964 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1943 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 430 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 353 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 392 |
| 2011 | 6.4 | 260 |
| 1995 | 6.4 | 158 |
| 1982 | 6.4 | 137 |
| 1978 | 6.4 | 87 |
| 1930 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1953 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1932 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1918 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1936 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1994 | 6.3 | 101 |
| 1985 | 6.3 | 107 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 91 |
| 1980 | 6.3 | 93 |
| 1977 | 6.3 | 141 |
| 1974 | 6.3 | 81 |
| 1965 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1963 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 1952 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 1971 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 1956 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 1935 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1939 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1961 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6.2 | 356 |
| 2002 | 6.2 | 172 |
| 1996 | 6.2 | 158 |
| 1969 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1931 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1924 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1947 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1938 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 384 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 468 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 237 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 288 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 593 |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 226 |
| 1993 | 6.1 | 112 |
| 1992 | 6.1 | 105 |
| 1966 | 6.1 | 14 |
| 1957 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1933 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1926 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1960 | 6.0 | 4 |
| 1928 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1959 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 1927 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 1976 | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1958 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 1973 | 5.8 | 63 |