M4.4 earthquake 154 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 154 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, May 14, 2007, 1:37 AM GMT-12 (13:37 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 112 km SW 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
- 2007-05-14 13:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 155.5 km (96.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.413° S, 174.657° 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 usp000fbys. 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
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2103 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9112 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7047 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7044 days ago · 104 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.891 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7029 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.1149 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7025 days ago · 216 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbys. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.