Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 75 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 17, 2006, 6:02 AM GMT-11 (17:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 81 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-17 17:02:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.299° S, 173.613° 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 usp000ekmr. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.991 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7399 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.972 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 6.081 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7395 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.647 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7389 days ago · 159 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.288 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.126 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7379 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.845 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7369 days ago · 187 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.286 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.4100 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7359 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.773 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7420 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.7116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.489 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.5110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.575 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.784 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.665 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.181 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.973 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.7111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7433 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.1116 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.834 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekmr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.