Tonga earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 62 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 62 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Dec 29, 2007, 11:24 PM GMT-11 (10:24 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-30 10:24:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.318° S, 173.350° 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 usp000fvn9. 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
157°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.992 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.8102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 5.292 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.786 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.355 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6832 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6821 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.9112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6815 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.458 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6805 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.694 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.996 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6883 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvn9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.