M4.8 earthquake 64 km S of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 64 km S of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Mar 28, 2007, 9:14 AM GMT+13 (20:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2007-03-27 20:14:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.394° S, 174.386° 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 usp000f7nk. 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
- 106°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7129 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.525 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga · 7102 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7091 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 4.410 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 7143 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7145 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7150 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7150 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f7nk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.