Tonga earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 69 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 23, 2007, 12:43 AM GMT-11 (11:43 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 91 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-23 11:43:17 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.338° S, 173.655° 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 usp000ft4z. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.691 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6878 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6863 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.694 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6859 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2116 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.361 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6853 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.676 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6850 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.9120 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.887 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.2130 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 5.793 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.182 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6914 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.370 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6914 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ft4z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.