M4.3 earthquake 136 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 136 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 28, 2007, 8:36 PM GMT-11 (07:36 UTC), 243 km (151 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 145 km NNW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-29 07:36:47 UTC
- Depth
- 243.2 km (151.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.406° S, 174.939° 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 usp000fcz4. 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
- 116°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5119 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7051 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.1145 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7046 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.0116 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7046 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.984 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7038 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.6186 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7033 days ago · 250 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcz4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.