Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 87 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Nov 29, 2006, 11:23 AM GMT+13 (22:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 28 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-28 22:23:15 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.562° S, 174.139° 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 usp000ez2y. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.028 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7249 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.511 km SE of Tatakamotonga, Tonga · 7248 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.559 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7244 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.542 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.850 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.065 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.649 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7230 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.485 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.6101 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7221 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.573 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7218 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2111 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.551 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 5.177 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7200 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.6126 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ez2y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.