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Latest quakes in or near Tongatapu, Tonga - list, stats and map

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Mag. 5.1 earthquake 63 Km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga - May 9, 2023 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 5.8 Volcanic Eruption - 68 Km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga - Jan 15, 2022 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 12:47 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Tongatapu in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Tongatapu has had 60 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 5.8:
  • 7 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 53 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Latest: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake 63 Km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga -
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Latest quakes in or near Tongatapu, Tonga - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Nov 8, 2022 02:28 am (GMT +13)
Nov 7, 2022 13:28 GMT
4.3

131 km
47 km (29 mi) to the N Tonga Info
Friday, June 10, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 11, 2022 09:18 am (GMT +13)
Jun 10, 2022 20:18 GMT
4.8

135 km
42 km (26 mi) to the NW 58 Km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga Info
Friday, May 6, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 7, 2022 01:32 am (GMT +13)
May 6, 2022 12:32 GMT
4.8

77 km
49 km (30 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, 64 km northwest of Nukalofa, Tongatapu Info
Thursday, May 5, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
May 6, 2022 11:55 am (GMT +13)
May 5, 2022 22:55 GMT
4.6

149 km
35 km (22 mi) to the W 49 Km W of Haveluloto, Tonga Info
Friday, April 15, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 15, 2022 05:47 pm (Tongatapu)
Apr 15, 2022 04:47 GMT
4.9

10 km
40 km (25 mi) to the N 51 Km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Info
Sunday, March 20, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 2022 02:06 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 20, 2022 01:06 GMT
4.8

10 km
30 km (19 mi) to the N 40 Km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Info
Friday, March 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 2022 10:46 pm (GMT +13)
Mar 11, 2022 09:46 GMT
4.9

10 km
40 km (25 mi) to the NW 55 Km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Info
Saturday, February 19, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 20, 2022 02:00 am (Tongatapu)
Feb 19, 2022 13:00 GMT
4.6

10 km
8 km (5 mi) to the S Tonga Info
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 16, 2022 10:28 pm (Tongatapu)
Feb 16, 2022 09:28 GMT
5.0

10 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW 47 Km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Info
Monday, February 14, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 15, 2022 04:48 am (Tongatapu)
Feb 14, 2022 15:48 GMT
4.5

10 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NW 34 Km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Info
Saturday, February 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 13, 2022 12:22 pm (Tongatapu)
Feb 12, 2022 23:22 GMT
4.9

10 km
45 km (28 mi) to the NW Tonga Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.5 x 1013 joules (23.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 20390 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 12.5 quakes on average per year in or near Tongatapu, Tonga:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.48 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 14.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 14.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 14.3 quakes per year
Tongatapu has a very high level of seismic activity. Tongatapu has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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