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Earthquakes in Tonga: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Tonga, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events8497
24h0
30 days15
12 months314
LargestM 8.0
avg_depth76.2 km
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Tonga

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index39/100Normal
Current 30 days24
Historical monthly median27.0
Historical percentileP39
M5+ in 30 days3
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-11%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 5.0
Last 30 days15M4.5+ 10 · M6+ 0Max M 5.7
Last 365 days314M4.5+ 301 · M6+ 6Max M 7.5
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d10
Monthly reference25.1
Relative activity×0.4
Historical maximumM 8.0

Strongest in 30 days : M 5.7 · 180 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

Recent earthquakes — Tonga

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

15 events

Seismic activity

Tonga · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Tonga · 30 days

Country activity: Tonga

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Tonga from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Hihifo2778 USGS referencesNeiafu1447 USGS references‘Ohonua1440 USGS referencesPangai894 USGS referencesHaveluloto615 USGS referencesNuku‘alofa261 USGS referencesVaini180 USGS referencesHouma171 USGS referencesKolonga75 USGS referencesFangale’ounga51 USGS referencesTatakamotonga1 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.071 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-10-05 05:26:44 UTCView event →
M 4.3248 km W of Houma, Tonga433.8 km2026-10-01 18:54:52 UTCView event →
M 4.9145 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-10-01 08:45:44 UTCView event →
M 4.2280 km SW of Houma, Tonga247.0 km2026-10-01 04:41:16 UTCView event →
M 4.750 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga56.8 km2026-09-29 16:13:02 UTCView event →
M 5.499 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-29 12:40:35 UTCView event →
M 4.3282 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga338.2 km2026-09-24 00:53:50 UTCView event →
M 5.7180 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-23 14:41:02 UTCView event →
M 4.826 km NW of Houma, Tonga121.9 km2026-09-22 20:11:50 UTCView event →
M 4.4135 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga160.7 km2026-09-20 17:17:05 UTCView event →
M 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga507.1 km2026-09-20 15:33:50 UTCView event →
M 5.2109 km W of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-20 13:00:45 UTCView event →
M 5.0103 km W of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-20 05:07:03 UTCView event →
M 4.985 km W of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-20 00:33:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3155 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-17 04:06:53 UTCView event →
M 4.6295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga499.4 km2026-09-09 18:19:02 UTCView event →
M 4.7139 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-09 12:18:14 UTCView event →
M 4.9211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-08 21:57:33 UTCView event →
M 4.954 km E of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-08 15:43:57 UTCView event →
M 5.326 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-09-08 11:51:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5122 km WNW of Houma, Tonga218.0 km2026-09-03 07:46:19 UTCView event →
M 4.9117 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga198.1 km2026-09-01 10:34:48 UTCView event →
M 4.8292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga533.0 km2026-09-01 01:29:10 UTCView event →
M 4.2266 km W of Houma, Tonga408.4 km2026-08-30 22:51:07 UTCView event →
M 4.3213 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga334.0 km2026-08-29 00:09:59 UTCView event →
M 4.4south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-28 15:33:23 UTCView event →
M 4.9264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga520.3 km2026-08-27 23:02:58 UTCView event →
M 5.2258 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-25 15:15:54 UTCView event →
M 4.9218 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-24 10:19:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km WNW of Houma, Tonga209.2 km2026-08-24 05:40:47 UTCView event →
M 4.6131 km W of Pangai, Tonga272.9 km2026-08-21 16:45:36 UTCView event →
M 4.1178 km W of Neiafu, Tonga271.1 km2026-08-21 15:21:18 UTCView event →
M 4.1160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga272.2 km2026-08-21 13:26:17 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-21 08:12:33 UTCView event →
M 4.7114 km E of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-19 09:07:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5134 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga236.6 km2026-08-19 02:20:00 UTCView event →
M 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga504.9 km2026-08-18 23:53:51 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-18 18:03:56 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-18 11:55:27 UTCView event →
M 4.6226 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-17 00:25:55 UTCView event →
M 4.2285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga544.7 km2026-08-15 04:31:18 UTCView event →
M 4.4south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-12 22:22:46 UTCView event →
M 4.5103 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga30.3 km2026-08-11 18:45:23 UTCView event →
M 4.7251 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-11 02:31:20 UTCView event →
M 4.993 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-10 01:20:10 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga161.1 km2026-08-07 13:09:04 UTCView event →
M 4.566 km NW of Houma, Tonga113.4 km2026-08-06 06:44:04 UTCView event →
M 4.697 km WSW of Houma, Tonga146.6 km2026-08-05 20:59:40 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-04 21:09:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-04 15:28:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-04 15:27:29 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-04 14:56:14 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-02 15:35:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-02 12:36:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3251 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-02 10:34:14 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-02 10:16:18 UTCView event →
M 4.5271 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-08-02 06:15:41 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Tonga10.0 km2026-08-01 22:55:00 UTCView event →
M 4.583 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga112.1 km2026-08-01 14:14:48 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga35.0 km2026-07-30 09:35:06 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 20:53:42 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 20:52:10 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 17:07:35 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga26.1 km2026-07-29 08:51:43 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 08:15:56 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 03:52:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4139 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-29 00:47:59 UTCView event →
M 4.591 km S of Hihifo, Tonga120.8 km2026-07-28 19:25:41 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 23:12:12 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 23:09:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 18:57:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 18:54:57 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 08:47:20 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 08:44:08 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 05:55:11 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Tonga35.0 km2026-07-27 04:22:09 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 03:36:43 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 03:12:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 03:04:21 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 02:42:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 02:32:52 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 01:54:14 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 01:38:43 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Tonga10.0 km2026-07-27 01:34:29 UTCView event →
M 4.764 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga71.6 km2026-07-27 01:05:37 UTCView event →
M 5.065 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga49.1 km2026-07-24 17:14:56 UTCView event →
M 4.649 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga88.3 km2026-07-24 16:55:37 UTCView event →
M 4.919 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga61.9 km2026-07-22 21:58:50 UTCView event →
M 5.077 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-20 21:11:24 UTCView event →
M 4.686 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-19 09:48:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga254.4 km2026-07-16 13:56:15 UTCView event →
M 4.996 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-15 17:39:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0152 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-12 11:09:43 UTCView event →
M 5.1108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-11 15:33:18 UTCView event →
M 4.759 km SSW of Houma, Tonga84.2 km2026-07-08 23:33:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3179 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-08 12:19:00 UTCView event →
M 5.1200 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-07-06 14:43:38 UTCView event →
M 4.693 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga115.6 km2026-07-06 08:07:21 UTCView event →
M 5.6156 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga259.0 km2026-07-01 21:13:40 UTCView event →
M 4.9248 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-29 18:47:16 UTCView event →
M 5.0173 km E of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-23 07:11:13 UTCView event →
M 4.8267 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga35.0 km2026-06-22 20:41:17 UTCView event →
M 4.9273 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga35.0 km2026-06-22 20:14:02 UTCView event →
M 4.9255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga35.0 km2026-06-22 12:39:18 UTCView event →
M 4.888 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-21 17:29:43 UTCView event →
M 4.8167 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga281.2 km2026-06-20 16:59:20 UTCView event →
M 4.5100 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-19 21:36:28 UTCView event →
M 4.6291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga553.8 km2026-06-18 21:09:15 UTCView event →
M 4.7236 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-17 05:21:29 UTCView event →
M 4.5289 km SW of Houma, Tonga220.0 km2026-06-17 03:09:09 UTCView event →
M 4.576 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga194.2 km2026-06-13 00:09:56 UTCView event →
M 4.6237 km SW of Houma, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-12 05:15:02 UTCView event →
M 4.9169 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-10 23:50:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4162 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-10 23:30:46 UTCView event →
M 4.7265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga568.4 km2026-06-10 04:30:33 UTCView event →
M 4.566 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga62.6 km2026-06-07 06:13:21 UTCView event →
M 5.1222 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-06 14:09:45 UTCView event →
M 4.6140 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga183.1 km2026-06-06 05:15:51 UTCView event →
M 4.977 km SE of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2026-06-03 22:00:03 UTCView event →
M 4.6106 km WSW of Houma, Tonga174.9 km2026-06-02 09:28:16 UTCView event →
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