M4.7 earthquake 130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 130 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 6:44 AM GMT-12 (18:44 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2006-09-16 18:44:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.610° S, 173.410° 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 usp000et7b. 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1160 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7271 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.794 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7267 days ago · 300 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 4.7128 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.1137 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7336 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.684 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.791 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.740 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 7338 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.786 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7339 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et7b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.