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Tonga earthquakes in 1924

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1924. The largest: M6.3 72 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga, Jul 6, 1924.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19231925

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Where every quake of 1924 was located in Tonga. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1924

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19240
February 19240
March 19240
April 19240
May 192416.2164 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
June 19240
July 192416.372 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
August 192416.0south of Tonga
September 19240
October 19240
November 192416.088 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
December 192416.2165 km W of Pangai, Tonga

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.

Nearby

Tonga nowWorldwide in 1924

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.