M5.6 earthquake 127 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 127 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Nov 24, 2007, 1:11 PM GMT-11 (00:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-25 00:11:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.116° S, 172.621° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.64 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.6 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000ft80. 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
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 183°, dip 28°, rake 87°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 7°, dip 62°, rake 92°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 215
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1107 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.694 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.862 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6854 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.992 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.8102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.292 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.786 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ft80 (also filed as gcmtc200711250011a, gcmt20071125001130, iscgem13273567). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.