M4.7 earthquake 277 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 277 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Mar 30, 2006, 5:48 AM GMT+13 (16:48 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 242 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-29 16:48:33 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.825° S, 174.687° 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 usp000ed7k. 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
- 177°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5south of Tonga · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7236 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7494 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.9242 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7490 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.9191 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7488 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ed7k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.