M4.6 earthquake 84 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Sep 2, 2006, 11:55 PM GMT+13 (10:55 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-09-02 10:55:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.892° S, 173.873° 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 usp000esan. 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
- 138°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1137 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7336 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.192 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7332 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.435 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7317 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2160 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7293 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esan. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.