Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 37 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Sep 2, 2007, 10:35 AM GMT-11 (21:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-02 21:35:09 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.686° S, 173.579° 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 usp000fma7. 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4104 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6964 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.298 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6963 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.665 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6963 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.5111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 5.282 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.580 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6953 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.964 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 5.192 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6939 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.492 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6934 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.572 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6932 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.9124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6922 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.370 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6914 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 5.182 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6913 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 5.289 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6995 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.149 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6999 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fma7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.