M4.7 earthquake 164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 164 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 13, 2007, 1:18 AM GMT-11 (12:18 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 82 km SE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-13 12:18:55 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.388° S, 172.322° 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 usp000f6mz. 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
- 125°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.387 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7122 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.182 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.9125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.797 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7085 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6mz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.