M5.4 earthquake 153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 153 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, May 25, 2007, 2:29 PM GMT-12 (02:29 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-26 02:29:24 UTC
- Depth
- 32.5 km (20.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.704° S, 172.918° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.39 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | 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 usp000fcrp. 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 194°, dip 28°, rake 88°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 17°, dip 62°, rake 91°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 250
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8113 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3171 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7038 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5116 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 7029 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcrp (also filed as gcmtc200705260229a, gcmt20070526022924, iscgem12663278). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.