M4.8 earthquake 94 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 9:19 AM GMT+13 (20:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 78 km E 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-02-22 20:19:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.403° S, 173.563° 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 usp000f5dy. 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
- 146°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.078 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7156 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.778 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7155 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.410 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7143 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7133 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f5dy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.