Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 47 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jul 25, 2006, 11:06 PM GMT+13 (10:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 55 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, 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
2006-07-25 10:06:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.058° S, 174.604° 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 usp000ephz. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7365 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.7115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7348 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.755 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7337 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.455 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.631 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.259 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.349 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7328 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.838 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7328 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.959 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7326 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.677 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.541 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7392 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ephz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.