M4.3 earthquake 70 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Oct 29, 2007, 11:18 AM GMT-11 (22:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 82 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-29 22:18:23 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.486° S, 174.246° 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 usp000frjr. 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
- 128°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.182 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6914 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.3100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.969 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.691 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.5132 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6881 days ago · 300 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6878 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000frjr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.