M4.6 earthquake 44 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 6, 2007, 10:14 AM GMT-11 (21:14 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-06 21:14:34 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.267° S, 173.531° 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 usp000fdgu. 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
- 205°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.169 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.583 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7038 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.7133 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7029 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.958 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7013 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.149 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fdgu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.