M4.7 earthquake 130 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 130 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Aug 2, 2007, 3:16 AM GMT-11 (14:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-02 14:16:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.015° S, 172.583° 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 usp000fhqd. 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
- 71°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5151 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.2109 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6988 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.6Samoa Islands region · 6978 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.5156 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 6972 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.9108 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6972 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhqd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.