M4.3 earthquake 114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 114 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 5:08 AM GMT-11 (16:08 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-09 16:08:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.923° S, 173.701° 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 usp000ex0d. 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
- 118°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7252 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.387 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7248 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7243 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.297 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7227 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.287 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ex0d. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.