Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Sep 6, 2006, 3:50 AM GMT+13 (14:50 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 183 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-05 14:50:58 UTC
Depth
527.7 km (327.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.073° S, 177.629° 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 usp000esh8. 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
142°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 7329 days ago · 489 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4208 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7326 days ago · 290 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5183 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7315 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7300 days ago · 500 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7294 days ago · 539 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 7293 days ago · 569 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7286 days ago · 404 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7285 days ago · 523 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.1256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7283 days ago · 567 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7281 days ago · 539 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7279 days ago · 304 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 7273 days ago · 527 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.1297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7341 days ago · 502 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7345 days ago · 650 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 7346 days ago · 553 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7346 days ago · 473 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 7347 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 544 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 7350 days ago · 543 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 7353 days ago · 627 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.6297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7356 days ago · 351 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 497 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 7357 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 7359 days ago · 535 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 7360 days ago · 382 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esh8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.