M4.2 earthquake 180 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 180 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, May 5, 2006, 1:50 PM GMT+13 (00:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 156 km E of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-05 00:50:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.617° S, 172.604° 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 usp000ega6. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1110 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9156 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.7104 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5163 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.193 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ega6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.