Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 199 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 199 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, May 29, 2006, 10:15 AM GMT+13 (21:15 UTC), 309 km (192 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-28 21:15:22 UTC
Depth
309.0 km (192.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.293° S, 177.125° 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 usp000ej6f. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.8203 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 210 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 414 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 599 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.0180 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 244 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 5.4281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7381 days ago · 362 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2134 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7378 days ago · 173 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.7199 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 221 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 607 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2266 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7460 days ago · 311 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej6f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.