Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Tonga on Sun, May 7, 2006, 3:42 PM GMT+13 (02:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 99 km SSE of Pangai, 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
2006-05-07 02:42:08 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.000° S, 174.364° 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 usp000egff. 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
130°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.525 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.521 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.398 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.559 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.927 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.119 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.220 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.5Tonga · 7455 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.035 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7455 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.9Tonga · 7455 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7454 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 5.127 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7454 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.160 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7453 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.767 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7452 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 5.03 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.6100 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.785 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7451 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.330 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.750 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.746 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.976 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7450 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.738 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 5.040 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7449 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.696 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 4.615 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7448 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 5.030 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.981 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7447 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 5.7104 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.326 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 4.4105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 6.099 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 4.434 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.868 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7446 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.626 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 5.897 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.6Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.969 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 4.4Tonga · 7445 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 4.585 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 4.786 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7445 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 4.736 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 4.272 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 4.615 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 4.735 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.814 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 4.957 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 4.797 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 4.9103 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 4.9Tonga · 7443 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 4.6105 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 4.28 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7442 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 4.867 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 4.883 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7441 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 4.454 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7437 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 5.2105 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7436 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 4.957 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 4.535 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 5.721 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7435 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 4.960 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 5.168 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7430 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 5.632 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.449 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.968 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.534 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.573 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.751 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.665 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 5.013 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.727 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.723 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7456 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.717 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.822 km SW of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.085 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.431 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.257 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.638 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.548 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 5.169 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.840 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7457 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.842 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7458 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egff. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.