M4.8 earthquake 72 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Aug 6, 2007, 6:20 PM GMT+13 (05:20 UTC), 68 km (43 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-06 05:20:35 UTC
- Depth
- 68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.571° S, 174.667° 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 usp000fj08. 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
- 80°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.457 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 6991 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.071 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 155 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.4129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6966 days ago · 194 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6958 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.3165 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 263 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj08. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.