M3.9 earthquake 261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 12:16 PM GMT+13 (23:16 UTC), 337 km (209 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-29 23:16:57 UTC
- Depth
- 336.6 km (209.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.534° S, 177.698° 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 usp000fvm1. 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
- 137°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6849 days ago · 507 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 6831 days ago · 398 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4206 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6816 days ago · 261 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6798 days ago · 497 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 6798 days ago · 523 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 6796 days ago · 313 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvm1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.