M4.8 earthquake 66 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 66 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Apr 1, 2007, 4:20 PM GMT+13 (03:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 45 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-01 03:20:19 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.463° S, 174.320° 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 usp000f819. 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
- 103°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.738 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.245 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7109 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.842 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7103 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.724 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7097 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0131 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7088 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
Before
- 4.6107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7128 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7144 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7145 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7149 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7149 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f819. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.