M4.2 earthquake 179 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 179 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 8:15 AM GMT+13 (19:15 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 175 km WNW 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-16 19:15:05 UTC
- Depth
- 200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.801° S, 175.692° 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 usp000fsqv. 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
- 158°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1175 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6866 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4155 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6865 days ago · 174 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.5175 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6836 days ago · 207 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsqv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.