Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Fri, Jun 16, 2006, 11:56 AM GMT+13 (22:56 UTC), 414 km (257 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-15 22:56:26 UTC
Depth
414.4 km (257.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.211° S, 178.057° 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 usp000ekfp. 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.

Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7410 days ago · 669 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 7405 days ago · 486 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 416 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 599 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 7394 days ago · 600 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.6282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 503 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7390 days ago · 568 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.1Fiji region · 7385 days ago · 506 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 5.4281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 362 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7379 days ago · 605 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7369 days ago · 622 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.6Fiji region · 7363 days ago · 528 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.7Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 602 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7358 days ago · 619 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7357 days ago · 351 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 5.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7422 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7423 days ago · 557 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.8203 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 210 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7425 days ago · 592 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7427 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.6279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 355 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 6.0Fiji region · 7429 days ago · 592 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 386 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.3199 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7433 days ago · 309 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7438 days ago · 405 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 7438 days ago · 535 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 7439 days ago · 595 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekfp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.