M4.8 earthquake 214 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 214 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, May 18, 2006, 6:48 AM GMT+13 (17:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-17 17:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.891° S, 176.188° 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 usp000ehbr. 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
- 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7204 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.5283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 150 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehbr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.