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Historic Earthquake
1902 Tonga Earthquake
9 February 1902 · Tonga
On 9 February 1902 at 07:35 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Tonga Plate, 85 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 9 February 1902
- Time
- 07:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Tonga Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Kao (113 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2026Tonga · M 7.5
- 20062006 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1987Tonga · M 7.3
- 1950Tonga · M 7.7
- 1948Tonga · M 7.9
- 1919Tonga · M 8.1
- 1913Tonga · M 7.6
- 1903Tonga · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth