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Historic Earthquake
1919 Tonga Earthquake
30 April 1919 · Tonga
On 30 April 1919 at 07:17 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 75 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. It is the 81st most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 30 April 1919
- Time
- 07:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.5 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Fonualei (194 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2025Tonga · M 7.0
- 2022Tonga · M 7.3
- 20062006 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1987Tonga · M 7.3
- 1977Apia · M 7.6
- 1975Samoa · M 7.8
- 1913Tonga · M 7.6
- 1902Tonga · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth