See earthquakes recorded today in Tonga, with updated information on magnitude, location, depth and UTC time. Data is updated automatically from official seismic sources.
Earthquake map in Tonga today
Strongest earthquakes in Tonga today
No earthquakes are currently recorded today for Tonga in the available data.
Featured earthquakes in Tonga today
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Historical earthquakes in Tonga
A selection of documented significant historical earthquakes for Tonga using the available integrated institutional sources.
25 available records · Source: NOAA/NCEI · NOAA imported: 2026-10-19 06:23:10 UTC
| Date | Location / country | Mag. | Depth | Deaths (source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.5 | 229.0 km | — |
| 2025-03-30 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.0 | 29.0 km | — |
| 2023-05-10 | TONGA: HIHIFO 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.6 | 210.0 km | — |
| 2022-11-11 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.3 | 37.0 km | — |
| 2009-03-19 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.6 | 34.0 km | — |
| 2006-05-03 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.9 | 55.0 km | — |
| 1997-10-14 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.7 | 167.0 km | — |
| 1987-10-06 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.3 | 16.0 km | — |
| 1982-12-19 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.7 | 33.0 km | — |
| 1977-10-10 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.2 | 33.0 km | — |
| 1977-06-22 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.2 | 65.0 km | 1 |
| 1975-10-11 | TONGA ISLANDS: S OF TONGA 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.8 | 9.0 km | — |
| 1963-12-18 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.5 | 45.0 km | — |
| 1956-01-10 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.0 | 35.0 km | — |
| 1950-12-14 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.7 | 200.0 km | — |
| 1949-08-06 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M6.9 | 65.0 km | — |
| 1948-09-08 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.9 | 25.0 km | — |
| 1928-05-18 | TONGA ISLANDS: LIFUKA ISLAND 🇹🇴 Tonga | — | — | — |
| 1919-04-30 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M8.1 | 25.0 km | — |
| 1913-06-26 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.6 | 33.0 km | — |
| 1907 | TONGA ISLANDS: S OF TONGA 🇹🇴 Tonga | — | — | — |
| 1903-01-04 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M8.0 | 400.0 km | — |
| 1902-02-09 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M7.8 | 60.0 km | — |
| 1865-11-18 | TONGA ISLANDS 🇹🇴 Tonga | M8.0 | — | — |
| 1853-12-24 | TONGA TRENCH 🇹🇴 Tonga | — | — | — |
The featured selection comes from the NOAA/NCEI significant-earthquake catalog. GDE does not automatically turn smaller earthquakes into major disasters or infer damage, deaths, or territorial impact.
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Earthquakes in Tonga: seismic regions
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