Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Jul 28, 2007, 4:30 AM GMT+13 (15:30 UTC), 289 km (180 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-27 15:30:38 UTC
Depth
289.3 km (179.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.391° S, 177.108° 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 usp000fh77. 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.

Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
157

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 462 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6998 days ago · 411 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 500 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6980 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6980 days ago · 499 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6977 days ago · 302 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 500 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 355 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.6200 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6953 days ago · 411 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7016 days ago · 510 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7025 days ago · 500 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7035 days ago · 474 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fh77. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.