M 5.4 in Tonga on 10 Jun 2026 23:30 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 1545515
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -19.0625 , -172.365
Event Date: 10 Jun 2026 23:30 UTC
10 Jun 2026 12:30 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI III
Inserted at: 10 Jun 2026 23:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ss4s Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 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

5.7-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands Region -- GFZ 6/11/2026 1:00:00 AM.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Tonga Islands Region at 2330 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 19.10 degrees south lat
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Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 293 km east of Tofua.. 6/11/2026 12:56:00 AM.

Tonga was shaken near Ta''anea, Vava''u, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 only 20 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 27. km beneath the epicenter near Ta''anea,
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5.7-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands Region -- GFZ 6/11/2026 12:19:00 AM.

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.
5.7-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands Region -- GFZ 6/11/2026 12:01:00 AM.

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Tonga Islands Region at 2330 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),