Largest Earthquakes in or Near Tonga on Record Since 1900

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Since 1900, Tonga has had 265 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.1:

3 quakes above magnitude 8
29 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8
233 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7

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Latest: Mag. 6.4 Earthquake 114 Km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga -

Strongest: Mag. 8.1 Earthquake Tonga region -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7.8 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (265 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in or near Tonga on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Jan 19, 11:12 am (GMT +13)	6.4 209 km	77 km (48 mi) to the N	114 Km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga 6 reports	Info
Monday, December 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 11, 2023 07:33 pm (GMT +13)	6.2 248 km	103 km (64 mi) to the NW	158 Km W of Neiafu, Tonga 1 report	Info
Sunday, July 2, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 2, 2023 11:27 pm (GMT +13)	6.9 229 km	105 km (65 mi) to the N	Tonga 13 reports	Info
Sunday, June 25, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Jun 25, 2023 07:16 pm (GMT +12)	6.0 7.1 km	296 km (184 mi) to the S	Tonga: New Zealand 1 report	Info
Jun 25, 2023 07:16 pm (GMT +12)	6.4 33 km	319 km (198 mi) to the S	South Pacific Ocean, 326 km south of Middelburg Island, Eua, Tonga	Info
Sunday, June 18, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 19, 2023 03:04 am (GMT +12)	6.1 33 km	311 km (193 mi) to the S	South Pacific Ocean, 318 km south of Middelburg Island, Eua, Tonga	Info
Saturday, June 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 18, 2023 12:26 am (GMT +13)	6.1 22 km	231 km (144 mi) to the S	Tonga Region	Info
Friday, June 16, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Jun 17, 2023 07:10 am (GMT +12)	6.2 16 km	233 km (145 mi) to the S	South Pacific Ocean, 252 km south of Middelburg Island, Eua, Tonga 1 report	Info
Jun 16, 2023 08:11 pm (GMT +12)	6.0 20 km	255 km (158 mi) to the S	Tonga: New Zealand	Info
Thursday, June 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 16, 2023 07:06 am (GMT +13)	7.2 179 km	280 km (174 mi) to the SW	274 km SW of Houma, Tonga 11 reports	Info
Saturday, May 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 27, 2023 01:11 pm (GMT +13)	6.0 224 km	64 km (40 mi) to the N	South Pacific Ocean, 141 km north of Tofua Island, Ha`apai, Tonga 1 report	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.9 x 10¹⁷ joules (1.6 x 10⁵ gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.4 x 10⁸ tons of TNT or 8858.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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