Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 104 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 1, 2006, 2:42 PM GMT+13 (01:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 60 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-01 01:42:01 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.436° S, 173.435° 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 usp000ejdr. 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
136°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.193 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.266 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 165 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.682 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7408 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.8Tonga · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 5.264 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 5.066 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.663 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7374 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.381 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7433 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.535 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.9156 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.8107 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.615 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.981 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.767 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.1110 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.220 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.927 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.968 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.534 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.085 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.431 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 5.137 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 5.272 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.2180 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.249 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 5.046 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.518 km N of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejdr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC.