M 5 in Tonga on 03 May 2026 16:36 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1538816
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 292.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -18.5355 , -175.7821
Event Date: 03 May 2026 16:36 UTC
03 May 2026 04:36 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI -
Inserted at: 03 May 2026 16:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000shze Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

5.0-magnitude quake hits 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS 5/3/2026 9:26:00 PM.

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga at 1636 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 292.3 km, was initially determined to be at 18.54 de
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5.0-magnitude quake hits 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS 5/3/2026 9:25:00 PM.

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga at 1636 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 292.3 km, was initially determined to be at 18.54 de
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5.0-magnitude quake hits 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS 5/3/2026 5:43:00 PM.

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.
5.0-magnitude quake hits 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga: USGS 5/3/2026 5:33:00 PM.

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 190 km west of Neiafu, Tonga at 1636 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 292.3 km, was initially determined to be at 18.54 degrees south latitude
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),