M4.6 earthquake 107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 5:07 PM GMT+13 (04:07 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 33 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-29 04:07:01 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.751° S, 174.072° 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 usp000f7rn. 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.866 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7127 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.738 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7112 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.245 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7111 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.842 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7105 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.724 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7099 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.489 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.0131 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.633 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 7070 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
Before
- 4.864 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 7131 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.953 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7146 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.893 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 7147 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.655 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.578 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 7151 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f7rn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.