Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jan 28, 2007, 7:39 PM GMT+13 (06:39 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-28 06:39:20 UTC
Depth
121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.111° S, 174.690° 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 usp000f3ta. 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
124°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7176 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 221 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7158 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 166 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.8159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7199 days ago · 215 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7203 days ago · 208 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 186 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7205 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.2133 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7216 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.6124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.092 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.6149 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7219 days ago · 163 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3ta. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.