M4.7 earthquake 139 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 139 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Sun, May 13, 2007, 2:02 AM GMT+13 (13:02 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-12 13:02:10 UTC
- Depth
- 143.8 km (89.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.092° S, 175.943° 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 usp000fbud. 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
- 83°
- Stations used
- 93
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7153 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7075 days ago · 247 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.0142 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7068 days ago · 300 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5124 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7066 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6179 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7063 days ago · 173 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1193 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7049 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.6152 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7026 days ago · 189 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbud. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC.