Tonga earthquakes

M7.1 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Tonga on Wed, Apr 29, 1903, 4:18 PM GMT+12:19:12 (03:59 UTC).

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The earthquake

Magnitude
7.1 (mw), major
Local time
UTC
1903-04-29 03:59:00 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
20.000° S, 175.000° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event cent19030429035900000. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.