Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 45 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jun 1, 2006, 6:15 PM GMT+13 (05:15 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-01 05:15:20 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.229° S, 174.524° 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 usp000eje6. 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
130°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 5.172 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.784 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eje6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.