M4.2 earthquake 106 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 106 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, 5:52 AM GMT-12 (17:52 UTC), 205 km (127 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km SSW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-30 17:52:56 UTC
- Depth
- 204.7 km (127.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.386° S, 174.685° 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 usp000fm14. 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
- 81°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8131 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6927 days ago · 293 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.071 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6923 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.4137 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 264 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm14. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.