M4.6 earthquake 112 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 112 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Apr 7, 2007, 1:44 AM GMT+13 (12:44 UTC), 300 km (186 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 93 km W 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
- 2007-04-06 12:44:03 UTC
- Depth
- 300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.093° S, 175.108° 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 usp000f8w2. 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
- 289°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.793 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 7088 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.789 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 7086 days ago · 99 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.2171 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7070 days ago · 186 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6179 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 7064 days ago · 173 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.7Tonga · 7062 days ago · 197 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8w2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.