Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 7:55 AM GMT+13 (18:55 UTC), 535 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-24 18:55:36 UTC
Depth
535.1 km (332.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.383° S, 177.847° 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 usp000fp1k. 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
81°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 6948 days ago · 494 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 6944 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6942 days ago · 524 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6942 days ago · 482 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 6941 days ago · 578 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 351 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 531 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.8288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6938 days ago · 351 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 6936 days ago · 343 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6934 days ago · 338 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.4225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6934 days ago · 301 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6928 days ago · 494 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6926 days ago · 519 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 6922 days ago · 457 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6919 days ago · 463 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.9Fiji region · 6916 days ago · 670 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 444 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6913 days ago · 560 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 6909 days ago · 542 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6909 days ago · 500 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 6905 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.7Fiji region · 6894 days ago · 528 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6894 days ago · 361 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 510 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.6200 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 411 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 355 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6956 days ago · 452 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6960 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6965 days ago · 540 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6967 days ago · 509 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6968 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6977 days ago · 302 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fp1k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC.