Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 64 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jan 30, 2007, 10:39 AM GMT+13 (21:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-29 21:39:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.109° S, 174.377° 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 usp000f3x2. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.930 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7178 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7147 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.864 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7130 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.935 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga · 7196 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.4108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7200 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.177 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7212 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.551 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.2111 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.573 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3x2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.