M4.2 earthquake 123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 1:30 PM GMT+13 (00:30 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 152 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-04 00:30:16 UTC
- Depth
- 174.7 km (108.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.902° S, 174.847° 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 usp000f482. 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7176 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4157 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 221 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7158 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.4147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 166 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7190 days ago · 121 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.8159 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7199 days ago · 215 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7202 days ago · 154 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9165 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7203 days ago · 208 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.3115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 186 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7205 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6171 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 231 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f482. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.