M4.7 earthquake 17 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga on Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 2:37 AM GMT+13 (13:37 UTC), 243 km (151 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-17 13:37:24 UTC
- Depth
- 243.2 km (151.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.335° S, 175.259° 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 usp000fss9. 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
- 189°, 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.650 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6889 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.438 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6884 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.759 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6880 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6864 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.987 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6853 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fss9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.