Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Mar 8, 2007, 7:40 PM GMT+13 (06:40 UTC), 489 km (304 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-03-08 06:40:18 UTC
Depth
489.2 km (304.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.181° S, 177.773° 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 usp000f6ar. 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
124°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 7144 days ago · 469 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7143 days ago · 600 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7143 days ago · 476 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7142 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7135 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7131 days ago · 370 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 7129 days ago · 300 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7126 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 421 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7120 days ago · 500 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.9Fiji region · 7116 days ago · 593 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 7113 days ago · 544 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.7291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 443 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7108 days ago · 587 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 518 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 563 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 7105 days ago · 470 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 7096 days ago · 376 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 532 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 7091 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 524 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7149 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7150 days ago · 406 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.7296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 467 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4272 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7152 days ago · 565 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 7156 days ago · 517 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 7157 days ago · 502 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 7158 days ago · 499 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6ar. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.