Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 76 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 76 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 1, 2008, 2:51 PM GMT-11 (01:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 58 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-02 01:51:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.348° S, 173.453° 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 usp000fvtz. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6841 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.8102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.9120 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.292 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.9112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6814 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.692 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6808 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 5.458 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6804 days ago · 76 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.189 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6796 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.7118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2116 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6857 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.4106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6860 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.694 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6863 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6863 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6879 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvtz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.