M4.1 earthquake 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Feb 25, 2008, 5:52 AM GMT-11 (16:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 127 km NE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-25 16:52:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.237° S, 173.419° 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 usp000fzy4. 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.077 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6785 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6778 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.5127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6758 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.192 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6753 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.3109 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6742 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fzy4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.