Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 86 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 2:02 PM GMT-11 (01:02 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-14 01:02:09 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.194° S, 173.030° 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 usp000fwp1. 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
66°
Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.355 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6829 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.996 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6819 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.9112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6813 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 5.458 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6803 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 5.077 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6784 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 5.292 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6838 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.8102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.992 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.7118 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6850 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.862 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6852 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6859 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.694 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.574 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6862 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwp1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.