M4.3 earthquake 137 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 137 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 1, 2007, 11:12 AM GMT-12 (23:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-01 23:12:44 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.185° S, 173.649° 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 usp000fb1s. 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
- 76°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7089 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.382 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7076 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.4153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7070 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.0116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.583 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7037 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb1s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.