M4.5 earthquake 83 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 27, 2007, 11:41 AM GMT-11 (22:41 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 137 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-27 22:41:31 UTC
- Depth
- 121.8 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.688° S, 173.990° 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 usp000fezs. 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8102 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7002 days ago · 418 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.149 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
- 6.1137 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6978 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 3.984 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7039 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9112 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7047 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.0104 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7052 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.169 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.644 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.0116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 132 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fezs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.