Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 61 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 3:44 AM GMT-11 (14:44 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 143 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-29 14:44:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.732° S, 174.320° 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 usp000fvk3. 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
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2107 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6848 days ago · 259 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.5124 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6833 days ago · 268 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.273 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6825 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.5143 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6820 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.090 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6810 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.458 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6804 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.7142 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6803 days ago · 271 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3143 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6854 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.5132 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6882 days ago · 300 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvk3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.