M4.2 earthquake 87 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 87 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 1, 2007, 11:18 PM GMT-11 (10:18 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 68 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-02 10:18:45 UTC
- Depth
- 30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.406° S, 173.209° 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 usp000f1jc. 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.766 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7210 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.488 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7208 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.871 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7206 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.367 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.168 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7167 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 4.8102 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7226 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.297 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7226 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7228 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.264 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7232 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7242 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1jc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.