M5.0 earthquake 33 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 3:30 PM GMT-11 (02:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-10-17 02:30:24 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.156° S, 174.033° 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 usp000evc4. 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
- 89°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7288 days ago · 135 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.458 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7286 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.735 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7271 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.467 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7260 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.2109 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.1Tonga · 7240 days ago · 133 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evc4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.