M5.2 earthquake 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Aug 8, 2007, 8:59 PM GMT-11 (07:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-09 07:59:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.168° S, 173.598° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Apia, Samoa.
From the USGS event page for usp000fj8g. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 159
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.237 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6971 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4104 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6964 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.298 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6963 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.665 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6963 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.282 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.580 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6953 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.192 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6938 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj8g (also filed as us2007fvax). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.