Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 97 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 97 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 6:33 PM GMT+13 (05:33 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-13 05:33:05 UTC
Depth
65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.343° S, 175.604° 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 usp000fuc2. 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
92°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6863 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.987 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3112 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 234 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.6161 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 6835 days ago · 144 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.380 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6829 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.181 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6827 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.665 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6869 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 5.0144 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6883 days ago · 176 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.7115 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6884 days ago · 152 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.976 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 6887 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.9155 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 6893 days ago · 325 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuc2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.