A moderately shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported in the evening near Nuku'alofa, Kolofo'ou, Tongatapu, Tonga.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at 9:45 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 64. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.4.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ha'atu'a (pop. 490) located 115 km from the epicenter, 'Ohonua (pop. 1,500) 118 km away, Ha'ateiho (pop. 2,600) 120 km away, Vaini (pop. 3,300) 121 km away, Tofoa-Koloua (pop. 3,500) 123 km away, Haveluloto (pop. 3,500) 124 km away, Popua (pop. 2,300) 125 km away, and Nuku'alofa (pop. 22,400) 126 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Feb 22, 2026 08:45 am (Universal Time) local time (22 Feb 2026 08:45 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 125.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 22.37°S / 176.51°W (Tonga)Primary data source: EMSC