Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 71 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 71 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jun 19, 2006, 11:26 AM GMT+13 (22:26 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-18 22:26:19 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.079° S, 173.674° 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 usp000eks7. 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
147°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Tonga · 7403 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.569 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 5.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6123 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.7127 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.264 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 5.066 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.663 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7374 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.5130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7372 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.087 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2Tonga · 7368 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 5.088 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7417 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.5121 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7418 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eks7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.