6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Tonga Islands on September 24, 2016, at 21:07:12 UTC, at a depth of 179 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).