M4.7 earthquake 97 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 97 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, May 11, 2007, 5:02 PM GMT-11 (04:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 133 km ESE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-12 04:02:13 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.068° S, 172.897° 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 usp000fbtq. 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7065 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.467 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7065 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.644 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7060 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.7133 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7030 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5102 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7028 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbtq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.