M3.9 earthquake 96 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jan 31, 2008, 5:58 PM GMT-11 (04:58 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 91 km SW 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-01 04:58:57 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.787° S, 173.525° 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 usp000fxwv. 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
- 143°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.093 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6777 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.391 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6770 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.958 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6769 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 4.4141 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.355 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6830 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.7119 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6831 days ago · 172 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6831 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.786 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6838 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.992 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6839 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxwv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.