Tonga earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 43 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 9:48 PM GMT-11 (08:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-19 08:48:28 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.140° S, 173.433° 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 usp000ga2f. 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
143°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6677 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6674 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Tonga · 6668 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.895 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6665 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6663 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.476 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6654 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.7114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6654 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6654 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.4100 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.2107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6646 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.693 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6645 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.1104 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6644 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.5118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6630 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6630 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6627 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6623 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.593 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.292 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6692 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.415 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6699 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ga2f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.