Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 109 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 109 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 23, 2006, 8:01 PM GMT-12 (08:01 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-24 08:01:14 UTC
Depth
90.4 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.914° S, 174.027° 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 usp000eypp. 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

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Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Tonga · 7240 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.839 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7222 days ago · 142 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7215 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.466 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7210 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.2165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7202 days ago · 154 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.738 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.553 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.966 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7195 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.467 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.794 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7267 days ago · 300 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.1160 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7270 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eypp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.