M4.6 earthquake 89 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Apr 5, 2007, 9:03 AM GMT-11 (20:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 140 km SSW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-05 20:03:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.751° S, 173.643° 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 usp000f8tb. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.182 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.4140 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7107 days ago · 155 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3137 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7094 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.9125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7089 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.382 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7076 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.0116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8tb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.