Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 47 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jun 19, 2006, 7:49 AM GMT+13 (18:49 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-18 18:49:25 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.211° S, 174.524° 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 usp000ekrh. 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
138°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7412 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.121 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.933 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.887 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7375 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7364 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.846 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7357 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.841 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 5.1104 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.880 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ekrh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.