M4.2 earthquake 74 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 74 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Feb 4, 2007, 8:04 PM GMT+13 (07:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 137 km NNE 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 07:04:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.071° S, 173.629° 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 usp000f48e. 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 13
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7177 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.078 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7158 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.778 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7157 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.1137 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7155 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4149 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7148 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f48e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.