M5.1 earthquake 105 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 105 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 2:53 PM GMT-11 (01:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-16 01:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.175° S, 174.358° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.1 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000f2r2. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 63°, dip 87°, rake -1°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 153°, dip 89°, rake -177°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.739 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7189 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0109 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.168 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7168 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9137 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7153 days ago · 272 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.632 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7148 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.593 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7147 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2r2 (also filed as gcmtc200701160153a, gcmt20070116015312, iscgem10387731). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.