M4.6 earthquake 87 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Jun 29, 2006, 9:09 PM GMT+13 (08:09 UTC), 131 km (81 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-06-29 08:09:14 UTC
- Depth
- 130.9 km (81.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.854° S, 174.787° 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 usp000emj4. 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.121 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5138 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 268 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.087 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.846 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7358 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emj4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.