Tonga earthquakes in 1966
20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tonga in 1966. The largest: M6.3 159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, Nov 5, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Tonga. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 32 km deep
- 5.598 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 75 km deep
- 5.9255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 44 km deep
- 5.6278 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 22 km deep
- 5.6133 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 149 km deep
- 6.1275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 43 km deep
- 5.9255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 39 km deep
- 6.080 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 23 km deep
- 6.0Tonga · 99 km deep
- 5.7153 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 15 km deep
- 6.0109 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 15 km deep
- 5.687 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 16 km deep
- 5.8239 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 20 km deep
- 5.8106 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 15 km deep
- 5.6Tonga · 25 km deep
- 5.6143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 121 km deep
- 5.574 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 31 km deep
- 6.0115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 21 km deep
- 5.695 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 25 km deep
- 5.7102 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 0 | ||
| February 1966 | 3 | 6.0 | 115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga |
| March 1966 | 3 | 5.6 | Tonga |
| April 1966 | 1 | 5.8 | 106 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga |
| May 1966 | 0 | ||
| June 1966 | 1 | 5.8 | 239 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga |
| July 1966 | 3 | 6.0 | 109 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga |
| August 1966 | 4 | 6.1 | 275 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga |
| September 1966 | 3 | 5.9 | 255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga |
| October 1966 | 1 | 5.5 | 98 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga |
| November 1966 | 1 | 6.3 | 159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga |
| December 1966 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.