M4.4 earthquake 108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Jan 18, 2007, 4:59 PM GMT+13 (03:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 30 km NE 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
- 2007-01-18 03:59:38 UTC
- Depth
- 8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.743° S, 174.010° 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 usp000f2x0. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 19
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.464 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.930 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7178 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7147 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 5.177 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 7211 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.551 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.573 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7217 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6101 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7221 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.4Tonga · 7221 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.785 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7224 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.485 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7229 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2x0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.