M4.4 earthquake 57 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Dec 21, 2006, 3:10 AM GMT+13 (14:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-20 14:10:35 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.461° S, 174.755° 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 usp000f0n3. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3114 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7208 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.114 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7192 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.681 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7174 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0n3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.