Earthquakes in Tonga
964 earthquakes have been recorded in Tonga by Global Incident Tracker, 727 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
7
Last 7 days
727
In 2026
964
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Tonga
M4.9 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — 268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tonga Islands
Minor
Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.0 - Océano Pacífico Sur, 69 km al este de 'Eua , 'Eua, Tonga, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 18:26 (GMT +13)
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — 71 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region
Minor
Terremoto moderado mag. 4.9 - Océano Pacífico Sur, 257 km al este de Tofua , Ha'apai, Tonga, Thursday 1 Oct 2026 a las 21:45 (GMT +13)
Minor
M4.9 Earthquake — 145 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
Moderate
M4.2 Earthquake — 280 km SW of Houma, Tonga
Minor
M4.8 Earthquake — 44 km NNE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
Moderate
M5.6 Earthquake — TONGA
Moderate
M4.1 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — 282 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
Minor
M4.9 Earthquake — TONGA
Moderate
M4.0 Earthquake — 282 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 135 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — 276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Minor
M5.2 Earthquake — 109 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
EMSC: M5.2 earthquake hits Tonga
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — 103 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 85 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
M5.5 Earthquake — Kermadec Islands region
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — 155 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake — SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS
Moderate
Terremoto moderado mag. 4.8 - Océano Pacífico Sur, 91 km al noroeste de Tofua , Ha'apai, Tonga, Friday 11 Sep 2026 a las 21:58 (GMT +13)
Minor
M4.8 Earthquake — TONGA
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Moderate
When they happen
April carries the most earthquakes we hold for Tonga — 150 of 964. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | |
| February | 51 | |
| March | 147 | |
| April | 150 | |
| May | 65 | |
| June | 63 | |
| July | 118 | |
| August | 78 | |
| September | 73 | |
| October | 65 | |
| November | 37 | |
| December | 60 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.