Tonga earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 11:24 PM GMT+13 (10:24 UTC), 479 km (298 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-23 10:24:59 UTC
Depth
479.1 km (297.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.219° S, 177.575° 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 usp000ghjs. 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
123°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 549 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.6296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6577 days ago · 560 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.6273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6573 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 6570 days ago · 477 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6566 days ago · 540 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.7279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 520 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6558 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6557 days ago · 529 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6549 days ago · 506 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6544 days ago · 523 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.2285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 503 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 6540 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.9Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 586 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 6536 days ago · 536 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6524 days ago · 552 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6586 days ago · 467 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 391 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4221 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6590 days ago · 350 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 474 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.5284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 476 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.7286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6593 days ago · 382 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6595 days ago · 550 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 497 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghjs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.