Tonga
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This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.
Tonga recorded a single significant earthquake this week. An M5.3 earthquake struck on 17 September 2026 at a depth of 10 km, with GDACS estimating a population exposure of 3 people. The event remains ongoing in monitoring records as of 18 September.
Earthquake An M5.3 earthquake struck Tonga at a depth of 10 km, with an estimated population exposure of 3, according to NEIC data via GDACS. The event was first tracked on 17 September 2026 and last updated on 18 September 2026, with reviewed data status.
Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 3
- Earthquake59 km WSW of Houma, Tonga14 Nov, 12:01 UTC
Below the significance bar
- Earthquake102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga14 Nov, 07:45 UTC
- Earthquake274 km W of Houma, Tonga11 Nov, 21:54 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 3 events also first tracked this week
No revisions this week — earthquakes are logged once and never revised; storms, fires, volcanoes and outbreaks record every source update.
Countries · by trend
3| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 10 | RED | steady2 escalating · 3 steady · 3 new | 11m ago |
| Tonga | 2 | ORANGE | new | 15h ago |
| New Zealand | 2 | GREEN | new1 new | 5h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
Nearby
- Fiji
- Samoa
- New Zealand
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