Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 67 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Jun 3, 2006, 10:28 PM GMT+13 (09:28 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-03 09:28:47 UTC
Depth
113.2 km (70.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.569° S, 174.351° 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 usp000ejkq. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3Tonga · 7423 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.8127 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7417 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.8135 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7402 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7392 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7389 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 5.172 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.784 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.874 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.696 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.933 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.793 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.785 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.3155 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.513 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.584 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejkq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.