M4.7 earthquake 38 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 38 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Apr 16, 2007, 4:17 PM GMT+13 (03:17 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-16 03:17:02 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.320° S, 174.578° 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 usp000f9ud. 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
- 144°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.245 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7109 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.842 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7103 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.724 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7097 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.219 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7091 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0131 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7088 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.430 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.348 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8116 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7057 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.572 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7054 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9ud. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.