Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Nov 22, 2008, 3:22 AM GMT+13 (14:22 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 200 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-21 14:22:48 UTC
Depth
567.5 km (352.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.463° S, 177.957° 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 usp000gp5e. 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
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7200 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6522 days ago · 279 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.3Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.7Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 561 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 6511 days ago · 538 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 532 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6489 days ago · 436 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6485 days ago · 595 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 6465 days ago · 457 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6524 days ago · 552 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.5Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 393 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 503 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 552 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 517 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gp5e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.