M4.9 earthquake 137 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 137 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Mar 5, 2007, 7:39 PM GMT-12 (07:39 UTC), 272 km (169 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 202 km W 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-06 07:39:16 UTC
- Depth
- 272.4 km (169.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.677° S, 175.049° 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 usp000f668. 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
- 52°
- Stations used
- 166
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4202 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.4200 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4159 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7112 days ago · 306 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.1160 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 283 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.539 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7094 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f668. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.