M3.7 earthquake 94 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 94 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 13, 2006, 1:12 AM GMT+13 (12:12 UTC), 300 km (186 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-12 12:12:56 UTC
- Depth
- 300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.795° S, 173.979° 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 usp000ex7f. 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
- 170°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3110 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7266 days ago · 248 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.697 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7263 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.016 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7263 days ago · 193 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2109 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.8103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7247 days ago · 136 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
- 4.018 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7243 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.551 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7234 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7215 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ex7f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.