M4.3 earthquake 61 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jun 20, 2006, 8:08 AM GMT+13 (19:08 UTC), 170 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 87 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-06-19 19:08:38 UTC
- Depth
- 169.7 km (105.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.492° S, 174.546° 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 usp000eku2. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.687 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.569 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5138 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 268 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.087 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eku2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.