M4.4 earthquake 197 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 197 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 6:23 AM GMT-11 (17:23 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 184 km SE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-13 17:23:16 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.220° S, 172.489° 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 usp000fn5n. 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
- 125°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7160 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9184 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6932 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4195 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6927 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.3114 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6919 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fn5n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.