Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 124 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 124 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, May 7, 2006, 2:43 PM GMT+13 (01:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 59 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-07 01:43:10 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.932° S, 173.935° 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 usp000egf9. 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.287 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.280 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 5.335 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3155 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.793 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.933 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.874 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.784 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.8127 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7416 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.8135 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.690 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.993 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.966 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.471 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.5152 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.6134 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.7156 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egf9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.