M4.8 earthquake 56 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Fri, May 4, 2007, 7:57 PM GMT+13 (06:57 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2007-05-04 06:57:39 UTC
- Depth
- 24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.781° S, 175.583° 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 usp000fb70. 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
- 129°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.219 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.556 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7139 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7084 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.0142 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7069 days ago · 300 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5124 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7067 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.430 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7060 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb70. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.