Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 12:25 PM GMT+13 (23:25 UTC), 416 km (259 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-26 23:25:57 UTC
Depth
416.3 km (258.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.700° S, 178.031° 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 usp000embz. 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
135°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7392 days ago · 568 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.4281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7383 days ago · 362 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7370 days ago · 622 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 7351 days ago · 400 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.6217 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7346 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7411 days ago · 669 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7416 days ago · 414 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.8203 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 210 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7428 days ago · 550 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.8286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 386 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 7433 days ago · 638 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000embz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.