Significant earthquakes in Tonga
Tonga: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
2
in 1977
All-time low
1
in 1853
Years of data
23
1853–2023
Significant earthquakes in Tonga, 1853–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1 for significant earthquakes in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Tonga peaked at 2 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1853.
That places Tonga 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1 | — |
| 1865 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Tonga?
- Significant earthquakes in Tonga was 1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1977.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1853.
- How does Tonga rank for significant earthquakes?
- Tonga ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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