Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 30 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 10:54 PM GMT+13 (09:54 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 29 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-11-16 09:54:24 UTC
Depth
56.9 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.748° S, 174.075° 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 usp000extt. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.129 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7261 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.09 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7255 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 5.161 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7240 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.052 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7240 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.554 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7233 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.457 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.785 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.762 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7214 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.235 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7273 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.322 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 7286 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.722 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7287 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000extt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.