M4.0 earthquake 97 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 97 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 15, 2007, 2:48 PM GMT-11 (01:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 89 km NNE 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-16 01:48:59 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.102° S, 173.552° 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 usp000fg9y. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.482 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7020 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.958 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7015 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.289 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6996 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
- 4.237 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6972 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4104 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6965 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.298 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6964 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.665 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6964 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fg9y. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.