Tonga earthquakes in 1926
5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1926. The largest: M6.2 146 km E of Hihifo, Tonga, Mar 16, 1926.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1926 was located in Tonga. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1926
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 1926 | 0 | ||
| February 1926 | 0 | ||
| March 1926 | 1 | 6.2 | 146 km E of Hihifo, Tonga |
| April 1926 | 1 | 6.0 | south of Tonga |
| May 1926 | 0 | ||
| June 1926 | 0 | ||
| July 1926 | 0 | ||
| August 1926 | 1 | 6.0 | 148 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga |
| September 1926 | 1 | 5.9 | 166 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga |
| October 1926 | 1 | 6.1 | 244 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga |
| November 1926 | 0 | ||
| December 1926 | 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.
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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.