M7.5 earthquake in Tonga on March 24, 2026

Strong M7.5 quake: March 24, 2026, 04:37 UTC, epicenter 158 km west of Neiafu. The rupture began 234 km below the surface. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

7.5magnitude
234 kmdepth
04:37time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

19 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)3,342 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)3,682 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)4,147 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)4,885 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)5,089 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 36 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

  • M5.5 · Oct 12, 04:38 UTC40 km
  • M5.4 · Apr 13, 02:14 UTC15 km
  • M5.3 · Sep 8, 11:51 UTC149 km
  • M5.3 · May 27, 19:09 UTC127 km
  • M5.1 · Mar 24, 05:22 UTC12 km
  • M5.0 · Sep 1, 10:34 UTC108 km
  • M5.0 · Jul 20, 21:11 UTC128 km
  • M5.0 · Mar 25, 02:24 UTC8 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 130 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.2 (August 19, 2018).

  • M8.2 · August 19, 2018286 km
  • M8.0 · May 3, 2006232 km
  • M7.2 · January 8, 2000222 km
  • M7.1 · November 1, 2014272 km
  • M7.0 · March 30, 2025245 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Jun 4, 18:38 UTC.