M4.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Apr 29, 2007, 3:37 AM GMT+13 (14:37 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 116 km ESE 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
- 2007-04-28 14:37:01 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.270° S, 174.722° 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 usp000fata. 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.219 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7091 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.430 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7060 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.348 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7060 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8116 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7057 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.572 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7055 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fata. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.