Quakes
31 km w of pangai, tonga
USGS-USP000EGAS
- issued
- 2006-05-05 06:16Z
- status
- cancelled 2006-05-08 06:16Z
- self-cancels
- 2006-05-08 06:16Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -19.833, -174.652
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
31 KM W OF PANGAI, TONGA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.9 (MWB) IN 19.833S 174.652W, DEPTH 35 KM AT 050616Z MAY 06. 2. USGS EVENT USP000EGAS. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000egas
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
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- 156 km sw of hihifo, tonga2026-07-01
- 158 km w of neiafu, tonga2026-03-24
- 99 km ene of ‘ohonua, tonga2026-01-31
- 53 km ssw of ‘ohonua, tonga2026-01-26
- 151 km e of neiafu, tonga2025-08-14
- 77 km ne of ‘ohonua, tonga2025-07-06
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Timeline · 9 messages since 2006-05-03 · closed 2006-05-31
- 2006 tonga earthquake2006-05-03 → 2006-05-06
- 90 km sse of pangai, tonga2006-05-04 → 2006-05-07
- 71 km se of pangai, tonga2006-05-05 → 2006-05-08
- 31 km w of pangai, tonga this message2006-05-05 → 2006-05-08
- 32 km s of pangai, tonga2006-05-07 → 2006-05-10
- 104 km ene of kolonga, tonga2006-05-16 → 2006-05-19
- 99 km sse of pangai, tonga2006-05-17 → 2006-05-20
- 97 km sse of pangai, tonga2006-05-17 → 2006-05-20
- 21 km wsw of pangai, tonga2006-05-28 → 2006-05-31
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