Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 110 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 110 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 13, 2006, 7:43 AM GMT+13 (18:43 UTC), 248 km (154 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-12 18:43:04 UTC
Depth
248.1 km (154.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.995° S, 174.775° 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 usp000ex83. 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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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
162°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7247 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.0167 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7235 days ago · 208 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.551 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7234 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.0147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7219 days ago · 163 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.092 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.794 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7267 days ago · 300 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2160 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7293 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ex83. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.