M4.4 earthquake 121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Feb 10, 2007, 7:33 AM GMT-12 (19:33 UTC), 85 km (53 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-10 19:33:05 UTC
- Depth
- 84.9 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.601° S, 174.316° 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 usp000f4mw. 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
- 88°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7157 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5191 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7121 days ago · 239 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.274 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7182 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.2123 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7183 days ago · 175 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.595 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7189 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7201 days ago · 154 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.3111 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7204 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f4mw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.