Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 154 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 154 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Fri, Nov 2, 2007, 4:11 AM GMT+13 (15:11 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 97 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-01 15:11:04 UTC
Depth
179.5 km (111.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.880° S, 175.844° 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 usp000frsa. 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
100°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1128 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6910 days ago · 135 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.9155 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 6894 days ago · 325 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.7115 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6885 days ago · 152 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.0144 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6884 days ago · 176 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.297 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6870 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 5.1175 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6868 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.987 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6853 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.7201 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6918 days ago · 237 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1146 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6941 days ago · 167 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000frsa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.