Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 67 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 6:16 AM GMT-11 (17:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 102 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-19 17:16:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.555° S, 173.713° 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 usp000ey98. 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
129°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2109 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1Tonga · 7240 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.264 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.8102 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7226 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.839 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7222 days ago · 142 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.147 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7214 days ago · 174 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.766 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7211 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.466 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7210 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.871 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7206 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.738 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.553 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.735 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7270 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.458 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7285 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.3106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7287 days ago · 135 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ey98. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.