Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 45 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 45 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jul 26, 2006, 8:18 PM GMT-11 (07:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-27 07:18:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.969° S, 173.369° 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 usp000epp8. 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
157°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.772 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.286 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.450 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7344 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.735 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7335 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.5106 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7322 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.4109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7320 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.2102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.126 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7379 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.288 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.647 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7389 days ago · 159 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 6.081 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7395 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epp8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.