Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Mar 9, 2006, 2:38 AM GMT+13 (13:38 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 71 km E of ‘Ohonua, 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
2006-03-08 13:38:35 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.627° S, 173.775° 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 usp000ebp2. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.595 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7515 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.6105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.7156 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.186 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.6134 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.5152 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 5.471 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.966 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.993 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.690 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.497 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.5116 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3112 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.2110 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.254 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.7124 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 5.287 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.280 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.8122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7515 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.663 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7538 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebp2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.