Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jul 18, 2007, 9:46 PM GMT+13 (08:46 UTC), 510 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. 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
2007-07-18 08:46:44 UTC
Depth
510.4 km (317.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.381° S, 177.858° 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 usp000fghp. 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
139°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7011 days ago · 417 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.7Fiji region · 7008 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 580 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 5.1214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7007 days ago · 289 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7000 days ago · 462 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6999 days ago · 301 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6998 days ago · 411 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6996 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 6989 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6980 days ago · 554 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6980 days ago · 499 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6979 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 6978 days ago · 608 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6977 days ago · 302 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 6968 days ago · 588 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6967 days ago · 509 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 6965 days ago · 540 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 6960 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7024 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7024 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7025 days ago · 500 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 7027 days ago · 569 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7030 days ago · 506 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 7033 days ago · 574 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7034 days ago · 499 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7035 days ago · 474 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 7035 days ago · 571 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 7040 days ago · 630 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7040 days ago · 500 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7043 days ago · 603 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fghp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.