M8.0 earthquake Tonga
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck in Tonga on Sun, Jan 4, 1903, 5:26 PM GMT+12:19:12 (05:07 UTC), 400 km (249 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.0 (mh), great
- Local time
- UTC
- 1903-01-04 05:07:00 UTC
- Depth
- 400.0 km (248.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.000° S, 175.000° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event cent19030104050700000. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.