Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 30 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 30 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Feb 9, 2007, 11:41 AM GMT+13 (22:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-02-08 22:41:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.151° S, 174.727° 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 usp000f4h6. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.853 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7160 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7150 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7150 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7145 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.864 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7130 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.6107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7129 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.866 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7126 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 5.558 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7181 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.559 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 7181 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.464 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7187 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.935 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga · 7196 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.4108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7199 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f4h6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.