Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Mar 16, 2007, 1:17 AM GMT-11 (12:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 133 km NNE of Hihifo, 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
2007-03-16 12:17:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.125° S, 173.353° 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 usp000f6u6. 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
124°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.856 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7137 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.586 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7134 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.384 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.976 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7125 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.493 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7125 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.387 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7122 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.5133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7116 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.070 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7115 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.795 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7105 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7095 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.2111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7086 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Tonga · 7145 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.593 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.632 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7148 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.168 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7167 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6u6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.