Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 183 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 183 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, May 26, 2006, 7:03 PM GMT+13 (06:03 UTC), 211 km (131 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 126 km W of Neiafu, 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
2006-05-26 06:03:50 UTC
Depth
210.9 km (131.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.207° S, 175.660° 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 usp000ej00. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2126 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7433 days ago · 155 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5186 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 272 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5193 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5195 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 186 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.4162 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7422 days ago · 200 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.9177 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.2164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 256 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3174 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7393 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.5138 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 268 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.1147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7439 days ago · 239 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej00. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.