M4.6 earthquake 33 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 5:03 PM GMT+13 (04:03 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 66 km NE 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
- 2007-11-18 04:03:38 UTC
- Depth
- 31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.077° S, 174.202° 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 usp000fstu. 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
- 144°
- Stations used
- 23
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.976 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 6888 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.665 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6870 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.133 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6869 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.249 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6861 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.660 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 6853 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.164 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 6853 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.766 km NE of Pangai, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.467 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fstu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.