M4.3 earthquake 155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 155 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jun 20, 2007, 8:37 PM GMT-12 (08:37 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-21 08:37:53 UTC
- Depth
- 103.8 km (64.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.371° S, 174.581° 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 usp000fefx. 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
- 147°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.583 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 7037 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.891 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7029 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.1149 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7025 days ago · 216 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fefx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.