Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 67 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 67 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga on Mon, May 22, 2006, 12:47 PM GMT+13 (23:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 21 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-21 23:47:02 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.699° S, 174.611° 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 usp000ehne. 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
160°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.9Tonga · 7442 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.814 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.735 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.6Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.626 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.434 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.326 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehne. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.