M4.5 earthquake 164 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 164 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Mar 15, 2007, 11:40 PM GMT+13 (10:40 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km WSW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-15 10:40:07 UTC
- Depth
- 159.7 km (99.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.802° S, 175.534° 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 usp000f6rs. 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
- 98°
- Stations used
- 35
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0143 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7135 days ago · 300 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4147 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 166 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.5136 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7122 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6112 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 7121 days ago · 300 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.789 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7088 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6rs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.