Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 92 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 92 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 4, 2007, 4:52 PM GMT-11 (03:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 4, 2007, 4:52 PM GMT-11
UTC: 2007-10-05 03:52:12 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 15.239° S, 174.245° 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 usp000fpwz. 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 13°, dip 77°, rake -173°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 282°, dip 83°, rake -13°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 178°
Stations used: 5

Nearest places

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

Apia, SamoaPopulation 40,407. Forecast309 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpwz (also filed as gcmt20071005035224). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.