Tonga earthquakes in 1954
3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1954. The largest: M6.1 182 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, Jul 14, 1954.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1954 was located in Tonga. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1954
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 1954 | 0 | ||
| February 1954 | 0 | ||
| March 1954 | 0 | ||
| April 1954 | 0 | ||
| May 1954 | 0 | ||
| June 1954 | 0 | ||
| July 1954 | 1 | 6.1 | 182 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga |
| August 1954 | 0 | ||
| September 1954 | 1 | 6.0 | 131 km E of Hihifo, Tonga |
| October 1954 | 0 | ||
| November 1954 | 0 | ||
| December 1954 | 1 | 5.9 | south of 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.
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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.