Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Thu, Oct 4, 2007, 9:42 PM GMT+13 (08:42 UTC), 351 km (218 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
2007-10-04 08:42:41 UTC
Depth
350.7 km (217.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.994° S, 177.688° 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 usp000fpv0. 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
83°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 6937 days ago · 343 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.7232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6935 days ago · 338 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6934 days ago · 301 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 6929 days ago · 528 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6929 days ago · 494 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6927 days ago · 519 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.2286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6919 days ago · 463 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.7201 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6917 days ago · 237 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.9284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6916 days ago · 444 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6913 days ago · 560 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6910 days ago · 542 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6909 days ago · 500 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 6906 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.7Fiji region · 6894 days ago · 528 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6894 days ago · 361 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 6891 days ago · 524 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 6890 days ago · 510 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 6885 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 531 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.1225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6943 days ago · 482 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6943 days ago · 524 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 6945 days ago · 548 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6948 days ago · 535 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.6200 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 411 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.0286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6956 days ago · 355 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 452 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6961 days ago · 547 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 6966 days ago · 532 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6968 days ago · 509 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 6969 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpv0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.