Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Oct 2, 2007, 12:45 AM GMT+13 (11:45 UTC), 351 km (218 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-01 11:45:42 UTC
Depth
350.8 km (218.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.107° S, 177.922° 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 usp000fpmm. 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
136°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 531 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 338 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6933 days ago · 301 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 494 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6921 days ago · 457 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6908 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6908 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6903 days ago · 415 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 6901 days ago · 635 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 6.3Fiji region · 6892 days ago · 558 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6888 days ago · 510 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6940 days ago · 578 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 482 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6942 days ago · 524 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 6947 days ago · 494 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6947 days ago · 535 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 452 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 6959 days ago · 547 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6964 days ago · 540 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 509 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpmm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.