M4.7 earthquake 86 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 86 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Sep 1, 2006, 11:25 AM GMT+13 (22:25 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-31 22:25:04 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.159° S, 173.353° 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 usp000es6n. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.740 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.791 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.684 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3100 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7337 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.1137 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7336 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7128 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000es6n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.