Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Aug 8, 2007, 4:55 AM GMT+13 (15:55 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 287 km WNW 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
2007-08-07 15:55:07 UTC
Depth
500.0 km (310.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.067° S, 177.658° 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 usp000fj3t. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 6992 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.1295 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6990 days ago · 300 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 6987 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6983 days ago · 499 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6981 days ago · 569 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6969 days ago · 509 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 6968 days ago · 540 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 6963 days ago · 547 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 452 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6950 days ago · 535 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 6950 days ago · 494 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6945 days ago · 524 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6945 days ago · 482 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6944 days ago · 351 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6943 days ago · 531 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7001 days ago · 411 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7002 days ago · 301 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7002 days ago · 462 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 5.1214 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7010 days ago · 289 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7019 days ago · 510 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7028 days ago · 500 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj3t. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.