List of earthquakes in Tonga

This is a list of earthquakes in Tonga:

Earthquakes

Date	Coords	Deaths	Injuries	M		MMI	Comments
1865-11-18	19°30′S 173°30′W / 19.5°S 173.5°W / -19.5; -173.5			8.0			Limited damage / tsunami	NGDC
1919-04-30	18°21′S 172°31′W / 18.35°S 172.52°W / -18.35; -172.52			8.1			Limited damage / tsunami	NGDC
1977-06-22	22°53′S 175°54′W / 22.88°S 175.9°W / -22.88; -175.9	1		7.2		IV	$1.2 million in damage / tsunami	NGDC
2006-05-04	19°58′S 174°16′W / 19.97°S 174.27°W / -19.97; -174.27		1	8.0	M_w	VII	Tsunami
2009-03-19	23°08′S 174°35′W / 23.13°S 174.58°W / -23.13; -174.58			7.6	M_w	VII	Tsunami

References

Sources

NGDC, Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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