M4.2 earthquake 111 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 111 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jan 1, 2007, 5:37 AM GMT+13 (16:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 51 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-31 16:37:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.671° S, 173.934° 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 usp000f1em. 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
- 112°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.551 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.464 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7187 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 4.573 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.485 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.649 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.065 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.850 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.542 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7231 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.559 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7243 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1em. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.