M4.0 earthquake 164 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 164 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, May 20, 2007, 5:13 PM GMT+13 (04:13 UTC), 244 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 191 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-20 04:13:35 UTC
- Depth
- 243.6 km (151.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.146° S, 176.797° 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 usp000fcbn. 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4148 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7074 days ago · 150 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7191 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7124 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7045 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcbn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.