Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jul 25, 2006, 3:39 PM GMT-11 (02:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 94 km NNW of Hihifo, 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
2006-07-26 02:39:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.095° S, 173.443° 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 usp000epkn. 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
126°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.845 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.294 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7369 days ago · 187 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.286 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4100 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7359 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.735 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7335 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.5106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7322 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7321 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.126 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7379 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.288 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 6.081 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7395 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.6108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.991 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7399 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epkn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.