Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, May 5, 2007, 3:24 PM GMT+13 (02:24 UTC), 524 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-05 02:24:44 UTC
Depth
524.1 km (325.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.389° S, 177.634° 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 usp000fb90. 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
151°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7084 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7082 days ago · 447 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7072 days ago · 553 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7061 days ago · 581 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 474 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 517 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7055 days ago · 283 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7053 days ago · 507 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 500 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 509 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.7191 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 7047 days ago · 515 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7042 days ago · 603 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7039 days ago · 500 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7034 days ago · 474 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 499 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 7032 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7090 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 600 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 532 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 376 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7105 days ago · 470 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 563 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 518 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7108 days ago · 587 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.7291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 443 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 7112 days ago · 544 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 5.9Fiji region · 7115 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb90. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.