Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 7:08 AM GMT+13 (18:08 UTC), 283 km (176 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-08 18:08:16 UTC
Depth
282.5 km (175.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.904° S, 177.271° 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 usp000fdn2. 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
108°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 500 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.7191 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7039 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7035 days ago · 474 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7032 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 7020 days ago · 547 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 510 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 580 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 5.1214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7006 days ago · 289 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 462 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6997 days ago · 411 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 474 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7070 days ago · 521 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 7082 days ago · 447 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7085 days ago · 300 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fdn2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.