Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 67 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 1, 2007, 12:43 PM GMT-11 (23:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 133 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-01 23:43:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.922° S, 173.165° 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 usp000fd64. 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
124°
Stations used
34

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.644 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.197 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.7133 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7029 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5102 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7026 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.482 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7019 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.958 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7014 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.1138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7064 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.272 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7078 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.797 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 7085 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.2111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7086 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.9125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fd64. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.