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Tonga · Earthquake archives 2017

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

Events329
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+5
M7+0
Average depth75.8 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan22Feb16Mar20Apr27May28Jun22Jul28Aug25Sep15Oct51Nov42Dec33
January22 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February16 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0March20 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0April27 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0May28 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0June22 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1July28 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0August25 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0September15 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0October51 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2November42 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 2December33 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.897 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-04 09:00:19 UTCView event →
M 6.1103 km SE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-18 12:00:59 UTCView event →
M 6.1156 km NW of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-08 14:04:38 UTCView event →
M 6.0191 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga9.0 km2017-11-20 18:51:07 UTCView event →
M 6.0198 km W of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-06-25 17:42:24 UTCView event →
M 5.9145 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga278.0 km2017-06-19 09:15:45 UTCView event →
M 5.7130 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga7.0 km2017-12-11 10:50:00 UTCView event →
M 5.721 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga155.0 km2017-12-08 23:42:13 UTCView event →
M 5.776 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-31 04:58:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7119 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga7.0 km2017-07-17 01:20:32 UTCView event →
M 5.698 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-04 15:24:32 UTCView event →
M 5.6112 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga15.5 km2017-07-16 17:06:43 UTCView event →
M 5.6172 km SW of Vaini, Tonga127.0 km2017-05-25 06:02:20 UTCView event →
M 5.6112 km SE of Pangai, Tonga13.0 km2017-04-20 22:59:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga38.1 km2017-12-24 17:33:40 UTCView event →
M 5.5259 km E of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-14 18:44:00 UTCView event →
M 5.5276 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-16 18:36:43 UTCView event →
M 5.5294 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga14.0 km2017-10-16 18:09:26 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga59.0 km2017-04-27 18:46:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga5.2 km2017-01-14 10:34:50 UTCView event →
M 5.487 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-06 06:36:00 UTCView event →
M 5.477 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga30.4 km2017-09-17 14:50:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km E of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-08-03 23:43:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4156 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2017-08-03 08:53:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga37.2 km2017-01-28 22:32:56 UTCView event →
M 5.387 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-12-19 22:52:52 UTCView event →
M 5.382 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-12-15 12:12:07 UTCView event →
M 5.382 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-12-07 23:10:00 UTCView event →
M 5.3146 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga156.5 km2017-11-15 05:00:39 UTCView event →
M 5.3132 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-05-22 16:41:06 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km SE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-04-25 14:35:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3139 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-03-28 16:01:02 UTCView event →
M 5.36 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga10.0 km2017-02-10 07:18:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2166 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga5.4 km2017-07-19 17:11:44 UTCView event →
M 5.2145 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-03-16 06:30:42 UTCView event →
M 5.1104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-12-21 15:08:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-04 12:18:22 UTCView event →
M 5.171 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga131.6 km2017-10-17 09:53:42 UTCView event →
M 5.1293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-16 18:19:58 UTCView event →
M 5.161 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga71.7 km2017-09-06 19:05:49 UTCView event →
M 5.1253 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-07-25 01:11:19 UTCView event →
M 5.176 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga35.0 km2017-07-05 23:29:45 UTCView event →
M 5.1136 km E of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2017-06-04 00:20:53 UTCView event →
M 5.1131 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-05-09 15:25:35 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2017-05-02 14:07:00 UTCView event →
M 5.119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga96.8 km2017-04-17 14:35:20 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2017-03-14 20:31:27 UTCView event →
M 5.1145 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga109.9 km2017-01-20 17:36:08 UTCView event →
M 5.067 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-12-15 12:52:37 UTCView event →
M 5.0132 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-30 17:57:59 UTCView event →
M 5.0111 km SE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-30 11:47:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0118 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-11-04 14:36:05 UTCView event →
M 5.0105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-31 21:10:14 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-31 16:30:30 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2017-10-17 11:27:58 UTCView event →
M 5.0276 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-16 20:03:10 UTCView event →
M 5.0199 km E of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-11 13:15:03 UTCView event →
M 5.0165 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2017-10-01 14:08:00 UTCView event →
M 5.0152 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga212.7 km2017-09-21 00:05:20 UTCView event →
M 5.0141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga28.3 km2017-09-18 14:31:27 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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