Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, May 17, 2006, 2:00 PM GMT+13 (01:00 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 99 km SSE of Pangai, 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
2006-05-17 01:00:14 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.646° S, 173.862° 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 usp000eha2. 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
145°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.814 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.9Tonga · 7442 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.8107 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 5.250 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 5.459 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.535 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.645 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7431 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 5.165 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7412 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.172 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.874 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.696 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.040 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.738 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.976 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.746 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.793 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.785 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.6100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.3155 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.767 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.584 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.160 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.9Tonga · 7454 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.1110 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 5.035 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.5Tonga · 7455 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 5.119 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eha2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC.