M4.7 earthquake 115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 5:27 AM GMT+13 (16:27 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 49 km ESE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-08-23 16:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 31.2 km (19.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.301° S, 173.842° 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 usp000erk3. 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
- 110°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.455 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7330 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.349 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7328 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.838 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7327 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.677 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.541 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4108 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7295 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000erk3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.