M6.0 earthquake 28 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 28 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Dec 1, 2006, 12:33 AM GMT+13 (11:33 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mwb, body-wave moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-30 11:33:17 UTC
- Depth
- 13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.297° S, 174.677° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.99 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.0 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000ez7y. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 209°, dip 25°, rake 93°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 26°, dip 65°, rake 89°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 22°
- Stations used
- 271
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.511 km SE of Tatakamotonga, Tonga · 7249 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.559 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7244 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.542 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.850 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.065 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.649 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7230 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.485 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.785 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7225 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4Tonga · 7221 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6101 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7221 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.573 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7218 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2111 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7218 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.551 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.177 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.4108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7200 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.935 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga · 7197 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ez7y (also filed as gcmtc200611301133a, gcmt20061130113317, iscgem8972211). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.