Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 13 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, May 11, 2006, 9:27 PM GMT+13 (08:27 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 104 km ENE of Kolonga, 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
2006-05-11 08:27:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.281° S, 174.829° 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 usp000eguq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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
138°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.785 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.793 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.933 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.696 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.874 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.784 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.172 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.9Tonga · 7442 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.584 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.335 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.280 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.287 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.398 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.254 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2110 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3112 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.894 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 5.049 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.985 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.295 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.497 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.690 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.993 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.966 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 5.471 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.972 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.088 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.776 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7459 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eguq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.