M5.0 earthquake 92 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 92 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jan 1, 2007, 3:35 PM GMT+13 (02:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-01 02:35:17 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.300° S, 174.776° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Neiafu.
From the USGS event page for usp000f1fy. 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7205 days ago · 85 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.3115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 186 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7203 days ago · 208 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.8159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7199 days ago · 215 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7190 days ago · 121 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7176 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.681 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7174 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3181 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7164 days ago · 210 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 221 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7158 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7219 days ago · 163 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.0147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.551 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7234 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.0167 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7235 days ago · 208 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.018 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7243 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.8103 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7247 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1fy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.