M5.2 earthquake 98 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Sep 9, 2007, 11:04 PM GMT-11 (10:04 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-10 10:04:14 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.109° S, 174.083° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.16 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000fmuf. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 70°, dip 67°, rake -12°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 165°, dip 79°, rake -157°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.665 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6964 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6960 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.282 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6959 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6126 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 258 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.580 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6954 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.192 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6940 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.9124 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6923 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.370 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.182 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6915 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.3100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6911 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmuf (also filed as gcmtc200709101004a, gcmt20070910100414, iscgem12960655). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.