M4.2 earthquake 144 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 144 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 4, 2006, 2:40 PM GMT-12 (02:40 UTC), 298 km (185 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 140 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-05 02:40:39 UTC
- Depth
- 297.7 km (185.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.546° S, 175.073° 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 usp000ewne. 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
- 117°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0154 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7273 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9177 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7273 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.4140 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7263 days ago · 212 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.3137 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7251 days ago · 251 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.1166 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7249 days ago · 273 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ewne. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.