M5.1 earthquake 137 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 137 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Mar 4, 2007, 11:49 AM GMT-12 (23:49 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-04 23:49:26 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.566° S, 173.346° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.14 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000f63p. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 210°, dip 31°, rake 89°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 31°, dip 59°, rake 90°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 127
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4149 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7147 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.689 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7121 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.696 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7102 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3137 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7095 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f63p (also filed as gcmtc200703042349a, gcmt20070304234926, iscgem11690730). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.