Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 15 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 1, 2008, 10:39 AM GMT-11 (21:39 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 82 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-01 21:39:49 UTC
Depth
82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.092° S, 173.833° 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 usp000g8bk. 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
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.682 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6699 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.572 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6683 days ago · 259 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.593 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.943 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6677 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.895 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6665 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6664 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.383 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6659 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.476 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6655 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6654 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.865 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6708 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.49 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6723 days ago · 98 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.573 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6724 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.033 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6725 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g8bk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.