Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 69 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 4:54 AM GMT+13 (15:54 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-11 15:54:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.030° S, 173.859° 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 usp000endj. 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.

Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.6123 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7384 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.7127 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7382 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.264 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.663 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7374 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.5130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7371 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 5.087 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7370 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2Tonga · 7368 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.1136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7358 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.4102 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.786 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7339 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.740 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.791 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.684 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.1137 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7336 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 5.192 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7332 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Tonga · 7403 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.361 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7412 days ago · 170 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.671 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.088 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7416 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.5121 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7417 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000endj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.