M3.8 earthquake 159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jan 19, 2007, 10:53 PM GMT+13 (09:53 UTC), 215 km (133 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 178 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-19 09:53:12 UTC
- Depth
- 214.7 km (133.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.491° S, 175.490° 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 usp000f2zk. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7190 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7184 days ago · 175 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.3181 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7164 days ago · 210 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 221 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.7178 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7152 days ago · 212 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.5164 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7144 days ago · 160 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7203 days ago · 208 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 186 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7205 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.092 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.0147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7225 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2zk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.