Tonga earthquakes in 1919
3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1919. The largest: M8.1 1919 Tonga Earthquake, Apr 29, 1919.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1919 was located in Tonga. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1919
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1919 | 0 | ||
| February 1919 | 0 | ||
| March 1919 | 0 | ||
| April 1919 | 2 | 8.1 | 1919 Tonga Earthquake |
| May 1919 | 1 | 6.6 | 151 km S of Hihifo, Tonga |
| June 1919 | 0 | ||
| July 1919 | 0 | ||
| August 1919 | 0 | ||
| September 1919 | 0 | ||
| October 1919 | 0 | ||
| November 1919 | 0 | ||
| December 1919 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.