M3.7 earthquake 120 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 120 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 9:26 AM GMT-12 (21:26 UTC), 303 km (188 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 142 km SSW 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-12 21:26:30 UTC
- Depth
- 302.6 km (188.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.653° S, 174.659° 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 usp000fsep. 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
- 87°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.592 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6896 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.1142 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7144 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2107 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6849 days ago · 259 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.6152 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6846 days ago · 143 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsep. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.