Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 152 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 152 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, May 4, 2006, 5:18 PM GMT+13 (04:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 99 km SSE of Pangai, 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
2006-05-04 04:18:04 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.376° S, 173.482° 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 usp000eg7k. 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
88°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.471 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.966 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.993 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.690 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.497 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4127 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.5116 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.8100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3112 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.2110 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.7124 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 5.287 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.280 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.584 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.3155 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.6100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.793 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.874 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.784 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 5.172 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 4.8135 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.6134 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.186 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.7156 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.6119 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.6105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eg7k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.