Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Aug 4, 2007, 10:34 AM GMT+13 (21:34 UTC), 462 km (287 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-03 21:34:12 UTC
Depth
461.5 km (286.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.357° S, 177.622° 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 usp000fhtq. 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
46°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6998 days ago · 301 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6997 days ago · 411 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6988 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 554 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6979 days ago · 499 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6977 days ago · 608 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6976 days ago · 302 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 500 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 355 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.6200 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6953 days ago · 411 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 5.0Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 548 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 524 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 482 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 351 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 5.1214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7006 days ago · 289 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7006 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.7Fiji region · 7007 days ago · 567 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 7010 days ago · 417 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 510 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7023 days ago · 565 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7024 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 7026 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhtq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.