M4.0 earthquake 116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 28, 2007, 12:47 PM GMT-12 (00:47 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 69 km WSW 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-29 00:47:51 UTC
- Depth
- 132.1 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.889° S, 174.292° 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 usp000fcyg. 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
- 142°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.169 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0104 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9112 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7047 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.984 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7038 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.583 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7037 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcyg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.