M4.8 earthquake 113 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 28, 2007, 4:40 PM GMT+13 (03:40 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 119 km SE 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
- 2007-04-28 03:40:05 UTC
- Depth
- 36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.889° S, 172.934° 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 usp000fas1. 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1119 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7079 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8113 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6127 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7060 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.783 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7057 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.560 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 7047 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fas1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.