M5.0 earthquake 87 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 87 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Aug 1, 2006, 3:16 PM GMT+13 (02:16 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 92 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-01 02:16:30 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.112° S, 174.596° 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 usp000eq00. 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
- 90°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5158 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7364 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.740 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.791 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.684 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.192 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7332 days ago · 132 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.435 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7317 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eq00. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.