M4.5 earthquake 56 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Mon, May 7, 2007, 6:14 AM GMT+13 (17:14 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 139 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-06 17:14:02 UTC
- Depth
- 39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.909° S, 175.693° 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 usp000fbd8. 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
- 169°
- Stations used
- 12
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7139 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7083 days ago · 144 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7153 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7075 days ago · 247 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.0142 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 300 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5124 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7066 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.430 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7058 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7124 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7045 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbd8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.