M3.9 earthquake 76 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 76 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga on Sun, Nov 25, 2007, 7:53 AM GMT+13 (18:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 97 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-24 18:53:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.551° S, 174.675° 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 usp000ft7h. 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
- 144°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.438 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6883 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.665 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6869 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.297 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6869 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.133 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6868 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6863 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.249 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6860 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.181 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6827 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ft7h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.