Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 88 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 88 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jun 16, 2006, 6:16 AM GMT+13 (17:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-15 17:16:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.930° S, 173.624° 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 usp000ekf0. 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
151°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.671 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.8Tonga · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.569 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7390 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.6123 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.7127 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.264 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.663 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7374 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.5130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2Tonga · 7368 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.1136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7358 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.5121 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7417 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekf0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.