M4.9 earthquake 125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, May 6, 2007, 11:50 AM GMT-11 (22:50 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-06 22:50:06 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.674° S, 172.885° 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 usp000fbdu. 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
- 97°
- Stations used
- 115
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.797 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7085 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.382 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7077 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.467 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7064 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.644 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbdu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.