M4.0 earthquake 245 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 245 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Apr 16, 2007, 9:32 PM GMT-12 (09:32 UTC), 356 km (221 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-17 09:32:53 UTC
- Depth
- 356.1 km (221.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.257° S, 176.067° 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 usp000f9xg. 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
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1160 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7111 days ago · 283 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.1223 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 7098 days ago · 343 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4235 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7077 days ago · 365 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9xg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.