M4.4 earthquake 149 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 149 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Mar 11, 2007, 3:08 AM GMT-12 (15:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 125 km SE of Hihifo, 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
- 2007-03-11 15:08:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.520° S, 173.205° 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 usp000f6gv. 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
- 124°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7121 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.696 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7102 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3137 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 7095 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9125 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6gv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.