M3.9 earthquake 84 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 26, 2007, 3:55 PM GMT-11 (02:55 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 159 km W 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-27 02:55:30 UTC
- Depth
- 123.4 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.209° S, 174.536° 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 usp000fey0. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 145°
- Stations used
- 8
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.583 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7037 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.4159 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7007 days ago · 313 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.8102 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7002 days ago · 418 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.149 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6998 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.6104 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6993 days ago · 291 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 4.9112 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7047 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5119 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 7051 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.0104 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.169 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 96 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.3136 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 243 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.0116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fey0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.