M4.4 earthquake 88 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 88 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 8, 2007, 2:53 PM GMT-11 (01:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 105 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-09 01:53:15 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.223° S, 174.120° 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 usp000f20j. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 8
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.367 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.1105 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.739 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7188 days ago · 138 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0109 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7182 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.168 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7167 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f20j. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.