M4.6 earthquake 65 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 12:43 AM GMT+13 (11:43 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 97 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, 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
- 2007-12-12 11:43:32 UTC
- Depth
- 36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.120° S, 174.890° 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 usp000fuaa. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.297 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6870 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.133 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6870 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6865 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.249 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.181 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6829 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.769 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 6823 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuaa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.