M4.6 earthquake 171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Jan 6, 2007, 12:07 PM GMT+13 (23:07 UTC), 231 km (144 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 165 km NW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-05 23:07:58 UTC
- Depth
- 231.1 km (143.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.546° S, 175.127° 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 usp000f1sf. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7205 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 186 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7203 days ago · 208 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7202 days ago · 154 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5240 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7194 days ago · 256 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7190 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7177 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 221 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7158 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.092 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7219 days ago · 163 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.0147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7225 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.0167 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7236 days ago · 208 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1sf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.