Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Jan 1, 2007, 1:53 AM GMT-12 (13:53 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 133 km NNW of Neiafu, 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
2007-01-01 13:53:37 UTC
Depth
55.3 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.583° S, 174.344° 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 usp000f1gq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7215 days ago · 122 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 154 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7189 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.391 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7188 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.274 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7182 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7176 days ago · 85 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7157 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 5.092 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7218 days ago · 163 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.551 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7234 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1gq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.