Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 57 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, May 28, 2006, 8:40 AM GMT+13 (19:40 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
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-27 19:40:32 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.247° S, 174.045° 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 usp000ej3j. 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
136°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.535 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.266 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 165 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.7Tonga · 7425 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.841 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 4.121 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 4.933 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 4.8146 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.28 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.8107 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.814 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.735 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.615 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.736 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.6Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ej3j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.