M5.4 earthquake 202 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 202 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Mar 26, 2007, 8:03 PM GMT-12 (08:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-27 08:03:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.671° S, 175.668° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.4 | 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 usp000f7m0. 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 38°, dip 75°, rake 177°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 129°, dip 87°, rake 15°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4200 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7132 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4159 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7113 days ago · 306 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.0245 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7111 days ago · 356 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.1160 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7111 days ago · 283 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 7105 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.1223 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 7098 days ago · 343 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4235 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7076 days ago · 365 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2117 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7073 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f7m0 (also filed as gcmtc200703270803b, gcmt20070327080336). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.