M4.5 earthquake 124 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 124 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, May 10, 2008, 6:43 AM GMT-12 (18:43 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 58 km SSW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-10 18:43:45 UTC
- Depth
- 98.4 km (61.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.983° S, 174.266° 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 usp000g612. 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
- 67°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.865 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6709 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.1192 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6701 days ago · 220 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6677 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.3114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6675 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4143 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6670 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.895 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6666 days ago · 105 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6664 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.0162 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6663 days ago · 322 km deep · 75 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g612. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.