Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Apr 17, 2007, 10:39 AM GMT+13 (21:39 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-16 21:39:13 UTC
Depth
587.4 km (365.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.924° S, 177.720° 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 usp000f9wb. 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
95°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7109 days ago · 563 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7108 days ago · 448 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7107 days ago · 470 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7098 days ago · 376 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7097 days ago · 532 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7094 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 7094 days ago · 500 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7094 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 7093 days ago · 550 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 300 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 7084 days ago · 447 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 7074 days ago · 553 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 7072 days ago · 521 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 7064 days ago · 581 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.6Fiji region · 7060 days ago · 474 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 7060 days ago · 517 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7057 days ago · 283 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7055 days ago · 500 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.7291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7112 days ago · 443 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7115 days ago · 544 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.9Fiji region · 7118 days ago · 593 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7122 days ago · 500 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7123 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 7124 days ago · 421 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7128 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 7131 days ago · 300 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 7133 days ago · 370 km deep · 7 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9wb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.