M4.6 earthquake 151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Mar 29, 2008, 9:48 AM GMT-12 (21:48 UTC), 122 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-29 21:48:46 UTC
- Depth
- 121.5 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.985° S, 174.732° 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 usp000g2ns. 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
- 76°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1155 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6758 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.5147 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6753 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2146 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 6736 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5124 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6722 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2ns. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.