Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 22 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 3:56 AM GMT+13 (14:56 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-06-26 14:56:09 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.993° S, 174.244° 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 usp000emb0. 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.121 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7387 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.933 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7365 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.846 km NNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7358 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.834 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7346 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.841 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7414 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.7Tonga · 7425 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7428 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 5.280 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.266 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 7429 days ago · 165 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 5.260 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emb0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.