M4.6 earthquake 82 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jun 24, 2006, 5:29 AM GMT+13 (16:29 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km ESE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-06-23 16:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.964° S, 173.273° 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 usp000em39. 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
- 164°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Tonga · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.264 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.066 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.663 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7374 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.277 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.273 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000em39. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.