Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, May 27, 2006, 6:57 PM GMT+13 (05:57 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-27 05:57:39 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.843° S, 174.085° 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 usp000ej26. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
121

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 4.8146 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej26. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.