Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Jul 4, 2006, 11:34 AM GMT+13 (22:34 UTC), 35 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-03 22:34:55 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.616° S, 173.984° 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 usp000emv8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.665 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7397 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.878 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7391 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.751 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.634 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7377 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.647 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.8146 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7376 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7364 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.7115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.834 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7346 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.222 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7405 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.338 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7407 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.834 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7412 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.939 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.647 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.532 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.019 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7413 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.926 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7415 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.941 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7421 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3Tonga · 7422 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.0Tonga · 7424 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.686 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.697 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7424 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.7Tonga · 7424 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.580 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7425 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.663 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7426 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.966 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7427 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000emv8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.