M4.0 earthquake 289 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 289 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 4:54 PM GMT+13 (03:54 UTC), 265 km (164 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-25 03:54:43 UTC
- Depth
- 264.6 km (164.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.182° S, 177.040° 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 usp000fr7e. 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
- 123°
- Stations used
- 10
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
- 4.7201 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6919 days ago · 237 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 6917 days ago · 544 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 6895 days ago · 543 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 6892 days ago · 524 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 6886 days ago · 562 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fr7e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.