Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 94 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Dec 20, 2007, 4:45 AM GMT-11 (15:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 58 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-20 15:45:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.487° S, 173.063° 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 usp000fuwj. 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
70°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6860 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2116 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6857 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.862 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6854 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.7118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.676 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6842 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.992 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.8102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.9120 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.292 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.786 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.9112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6814 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6808 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 5.458 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6804 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 6.2147 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 6870 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6879 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.1107 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.6127 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.691 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6890 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.969 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuwj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.