Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 41 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 41 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 7:53 PM GMT+13 (06:53 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-11 06:53:50 UTC
Depth
34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.077° S, 174.656° 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 usp000ek4n. 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
135°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7392 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7365 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.7Tonga · 7425 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.467 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ek4n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.