Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, May 20, 2006, 2:37 PM GMT+13 (01:37 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 21 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-20 01:37:19 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.931° S, 174.281° 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 usp000ehhh. 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
76°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.9Tonga · 7442 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.8107 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.28 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7440 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.535 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 5.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.266 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 165 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.841 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7412 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 4.121 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 4.933 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.735 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.615 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.736 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.969 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.6Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.626 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.434 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.326 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.981 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 5.030 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.615 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ehhh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.