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Tonga · Earthquake archives 2016

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events331
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth75.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan25Feb30Mar20Apr30May19Jun24Jul44Aug21Sep25Oct31Nov26Dec36
January25 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0February30 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1March20 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0April30 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0May19 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0June24 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0July44 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1August21 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0September25 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1October31 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1November26 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0December36 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.4118 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga202.0 km2016-09-24 21:07:15 UTCView event →
M 6.1127 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-26 05:19:49 UTCView event →
M 6.0115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga8.0 km2016-07-10 13:44:40 UTCView event →
M 6.032 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga10.0 km2016-02-15 15:02:32 UTCView event →
M 5.992 km N of Hihifo, Tonga37.0 km2016-07-23 20:09:23 UTCView event →
M 5.9101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga33.0 km2016-03-08 05:36:28 UTCView event →
M 5.9144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga263.0 km2016-01-13 05:56:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8Tonga20.0 km2016-11-16 00:30:29 UTCView event →
M 5.8127 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-25 16:10:01 UTCView event →
M 5.8142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga8.0 km2016-07-10 13:41:53 UTCView event →
M 5.891 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga51.0 km2016-02-07 02:03:40 UTCView event →
M 5.7133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga27.2 km2016-04-24 22:24:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7250 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-04-17 07:31:00 UTCView event →
M 5.7106 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga53.0 km2016-01-25 00:00:11 UTCView event →
M 5.6127 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-10 08:35:05 UTCView event →
M 5.6259 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-01 00:33:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6Tonga region10.0 km2016-06-05 22:33:49 UTCView event →
M 5.5199 km SW of Vaini, Tonga155.0 km2016-12-03 14:11:12 UTCView event →
M 5.576 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2016-09-02 11:23:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km E of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2016-12-18 19:17:40 UTCView event →
M 5.4Tonga region10.0 km2016-07-21 16:28:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4110 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga120.0 km2016-07-17 13:08:57 UTCView event →
M 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga24.8 km2016-06-04 09:18:39 UTCView event →
M 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga342.2 km2016-04-20 11:33:28 UTCView event →
M 5.458 km SW of Pangai, Tonga35.0 km2016-02-10 15:10:33 UTCView event →
M 5.379 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-12-14 21:26:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3265 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga296.0 km2016-11-16 20:26:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3256 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-30 17:06:55 UTCView event →
M 5.3256 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-07-21 15:18:44 UTCView event →
M 5.3209 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-04-23 23:11:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3143 km N of Hihifo, Tonga16.5 km2016-03-26 16:18:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3144 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga0.0 km2016-03-11 21:56:28 UTCView event →
M 5.3260 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga22.8 km2016-02-14 07:10:45 UTCView event →
M 5.3166 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga35.6 km2016-02-08 20:59:29 UTCView event →
M 5.248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-12-17 18:49:28 UTCView event →
M 5.255 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-12-15 00:18:43 UTCView event →
M 5.2116 km SE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2016-12-13 23:51:31 UTCView event →
M 5.2225 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-13 16:19:06 UTCView event →
M 5.2165 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-10 13:16:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2261 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-03 18:07:40 UTCView event →
M 5.241 km W of Hihifo, Tonga125.6 km2016-09-27 08:01:24 UTCView event →
M 5.2162 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga240.6 km2016-09-21 05:44:05 UTCView event →
M 5.2233 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-09-02 17:28:03 UTCView event →
M 5.297 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-09-01 10:14:12 UTCView event →
M 5.233 km E of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2016-07-06 13:13:58 UTCView event →
M 5.2105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga40.1 km2016-06-10 10:52:35 UTCView event →
M 5.267 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga89.7 km2016-02-29 21:33:48 UTCView event →
M 5.2Tonga10.0 km2016-01-27 01:27:02 UTCView event →
M 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga504.1 km2016-01-26 03:46:36 UTCView event →
M 5.1212 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga50.5 km2016-12-18 02:24:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1119 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga20.9 km2016-12-10 17:27:38 UTCView event →
M 5.176 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga72.5 km2016-11-29 18:07:45 UTCView event →
M 5.191 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga35.0 km2016-11-27 06:10:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1168 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-10-09 16:48:15 UTCView event →
M 5.1165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-07-28 15:44:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2016-03-14 15:39:29 UTCView event →
M 5.139 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga139.9 km2016-01-14 05:39:39 UTCView event →
M 5.197 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-01-13 18:29:03 UTCView event →
M 5.0146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga75.4 km2016-12-05 00:44:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2016-11-28 21:42:30 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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