M4.2 earthquake 110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 1, 2007, 2:25 PM GMT-11 (01:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km NNE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-02 01:25:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.157° S, 173.183° 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 usp000fb20. 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
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7087 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.272 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7079 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.1138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7065 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.467 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7064 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.5108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 7057 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.197 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb20. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.