M4.1 earthquake 149 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jul 10, 2007, 11:27 AM GMT+13 (22:27 UTC), 216 km (134 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 129 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-09 22:27:59 UTC
- Depth
- 216.0 km (134.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.018° S, 175.231° 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 usp000ffw8. 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6176 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 7006 days ago · 216 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.872 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6997 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.4182 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6975 days ago · 307 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.071 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 155 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.4129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 194 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.1208 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6965 days ago · 300 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffw8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.