M3.8 earthquake 142 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 142 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 19, 2008, 9:17 AM GMT-12 (21:17 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 151 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-19 21:17:47 UTC
- Depth
- 179.0 km (111.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.845° S, 174.758° 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 usp000fz91. 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
- 153°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.093 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6776 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.391 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6769 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.958 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6768 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6761 days ago · 122 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.1155 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6755 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5147 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6750 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz91. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.