Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 16, 2007, 1:55 AM GMT-12 (13:55 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-16 13:55:06 UTC
Depth
154.1 km (95.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.140° S, 174.740° 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 usp000f2sm. 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
147°
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.391 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7188 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7176 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7157 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7202 days ago · 208 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.466 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7209 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7215 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7218 days ago · 163 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2sm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.