M3.6 earthquake 152 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 152 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, 7:40 AM GMT-12 (19:40 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-06 19:40:58 UTC
- Depth
- 142.8 km (88.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.070° S, 174.631° 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 usp000fw4d. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6831 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.7119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6830 days ago · 172 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4141 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5215 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6811 days ago · 221 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.8142 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6800 days ago · 179 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw4d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.