M4.1 earthquake 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 11:23 PM GMT-11 (10:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 82 km N 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
- 2008-04-09 10:23:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.355° S, 173.199° 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 usp000g3e7. 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
- 124°
- Stations used
- 14
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4115 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6730 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.033 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6725 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.190 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6704 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.682 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6699 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.990 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6696 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3e7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.