Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 10:19 AM GMT+13 (21:19 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-05 21:19:07 UTC
Depth
552.0 km (343.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.871° S, 177.746° 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 usp000fw21. 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
135°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6843 days ago · 258 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6842 days ago · 612 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 316 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2236 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6838 days ago · 524 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6834 days ago · 539 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6828 days ago · 572 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6827 days ago · 535 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 482 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6822 days ago · 517 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 6819 days ago · 520 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 6811 days ago · 602 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6808 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 6802 days ago · 358 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6801 days ago · 446 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6800 days ago · 475 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.9259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6799 days ago · 488 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6798 days ago · 497 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.1284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6789 days ago · 504 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.0287 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6847 days ago · 569 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.4253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6848 days ago · 507 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6867 days ago · 526 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6870 days ago · 524 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6871 days ago · 544 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw21. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.