Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 179 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 179 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Nov 12, 2006, 3:23 PM GMT+13 (02:23 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, 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
2006-11-12 02:23:27 UTC
Depth
150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.641° S, 175.979° 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 usp000ex6s. 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
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4214 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7267 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.7251 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7265 days ago · 285 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.6175 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7257 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 5.7239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3143 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7253 days ago · 135 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.7206 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7241 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.1220 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7214 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.7175 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7208 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.8210 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7268 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.8233 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7268 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.4249 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7272 days ago · 145 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.5200 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7279 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 5.0261 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7290 days ago · 134 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.8213 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7293 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ex6s. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.