Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, May 22, 2007, 5:49 PM GMT+13 (04:49 UTC), 562 km (349 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-22 04:49:35 UTC
Depth
561.7 km (349.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.294° S, 178.043° 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 usp000fcfv. 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
122°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7065 days ago · 327 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.7Fiji region · 7063 days ago · 507 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 517 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7053 days ago · 507 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 5.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 509 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7042 days ago · 603 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 506 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7029 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 569 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7024 days ago · 500 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7084 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.7Fiji region · 7087 days ago · 550 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 600 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcfv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.