Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 1:26 AM GMT-12 (13:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 91 km N of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-13 13:26:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.188° S, 173.858° 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 usp000eqve. 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

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Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.450 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7344 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.791 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.684 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.1137 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7336 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.7130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.2139 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7303 days ago · 144 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.5130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.772 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.7127 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.6123 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqve. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.