M4.9 earthquake 93 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 93 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 10:08 PM GMT-12 (10:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-06-27 10:08:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.615° S, 174.348° 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 usp000emcy. 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
- 219°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1146 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7393 days ago · 147 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.575 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 101 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.647 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7389 days ago · 159 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.772 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4149 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7364 days ago · 281 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7358 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emcy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.