M4.8 earthquake 146 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Jul 26, 2006, 11:37 AM GMT+13 (22:37 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-07-25 22:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.663° S, 173.273° 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 usp000epk6. 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
- 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7365 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.7115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7347 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.677 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 4.6104 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7386 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2113 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7388 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.6Tonga · 7397 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.696 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7398 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.0100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000epk6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.