M4.5 earthquake 165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 165 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Sep 15, 2007, 9:21 AM GMT+13 (20:21 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 165 km WNW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-14 20:21:42 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.451° S, 175.535° 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 usp000fn9d. 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0232 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6957 days ago · 338 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.3165 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6955 days ago · 263 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.9236 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6937 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1175 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6906 days ago · 247 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1131 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6903 days ago · 224 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fn9d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.