M4.4 earthquake 89 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, May 6, 2007, 2:34 PM GMT+13 (01:34 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 131 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-06 01:34:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.091° S, 174.129° 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 usp000fbbj. 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
- 298°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0131 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7088 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.068 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7065 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.430 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.348 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7059 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.8116 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7056 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.572 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7054 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbbj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.