Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Mar 11, 2006, 2:16 AM GMT+13 (13:16 UTC), 537 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-10 13:16:21 UTC
Depth
536.5 km (333.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.179° S, 177.650° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ebw8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 7505 days ago · 662 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7504 days ago · 555 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7503 days ago · 633 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7503 days ago · 543 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7498 days ago · 421 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7494 days ago · 500 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7494 days ago · 532 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.9244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7490 days ago · 491 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.1203 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7488 days ago · 450 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7480 days ago · 500 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7474 days ago · 550 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7474 days ago · 555 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.6296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7472 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 7472 days ago · 600 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.1246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7471 days ago · 455 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 7468 days ago · 615 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7467 days ago · 492 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7464 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.9287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7463 days ago · 500 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 7463 days ago · 554 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 7461 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7461 days ago · 546 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 7453 days ago · 571 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7514 days ago · 568 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.1270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7516 days ago · 508 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4204 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7518 days ago · 296 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 7528 days ago · 600 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 551 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7529 days ago · 560 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7531 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 7534 days ago · 536 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7536 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7536 days ago · 482 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7539 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebw8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.