M4.8 earthquake 127 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 127 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jun 15, 2006, 5:53 PM GMT+13 (04:53 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 106 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2006-06-15 04:53:32 UTC
- Depth
- 38.9 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.287° S, 174.254° 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 usp000ekde. 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9106 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8135 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekde. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.