M4.2 earthquake 285 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 285 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Apr 4, 2007, 2:24 PM GMT+13 (01:24 UTC), 299 km (186 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. 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
- 2007-04-04 01:24:46 UTC
- Depth
- 299.1 km (185.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.763° S, 177.891° 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 usp000f8js. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Fiji region · 7108 days ago · 631 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7073 days ago · 562 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7066 days ago · 327 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.7Fiji region · 7064 days ago · 507 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8js. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.