Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 55 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Sep 10, 2006, 9:39 AM GMT+13 (20:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 49 km ESE 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
2006-09-09 20:39:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.070° S, 174.494° 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 usp000est9. 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
166°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.631 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7329 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.259 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7329 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 5.349 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7328 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.838 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7327 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.959 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7326 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.677 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.541 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7320 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.544 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7307 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.4108 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7295 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.321 km WSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7278 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.7115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000est9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.