M4.8 earthquake 91 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 91 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jul 6, 2007, 7:20 PM GMT+13 (06:20 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 137 km NNW 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
- 2007-07-06 06:20:38 UTC
- Depth
- 60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.071° S, 174.597° 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 usp000ffka. 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
- 73°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1149 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7025 days ago · 216 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.872 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6998 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.457 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 6991 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.1137 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6977 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffka. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.