Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 35 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 35 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 9:44 AM GMT-11 (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 87 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-08 20:44:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.793° S, 173.506° 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 usp000ewxa. 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7270 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.467 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7260 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.7105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.387 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7248 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.8113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7243 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1Tonga · 7240 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.264 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7233 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.7103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.297 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7227 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.8102 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7227 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.839 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7222 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.287 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.147 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7214 days ago · 174 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.766 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7211 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 5.2108 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7284 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.458 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7286 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.033 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7293 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.650 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7296 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ewxa. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.