Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 54 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga on Fri, May 26, 2006, 6:47 PM GMT+13 (05:47 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-26 05:47:17 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.728° S, 174.769° 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 usp000ehzy. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.7Tonga · 7425 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.0Tonga · 7425 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.3Tonga · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7408 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7406 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7399 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7392 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.735 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.626 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.434 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.326 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehzy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.