Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 26, 2008, 6:03 AM GMT-12 (18:03 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-26 18:03:07 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.980° S, 173.656° 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 usp000gan6. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4143 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6667 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.895 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6664 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6662 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.7114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.5144 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.1100 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 147 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6622 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.858 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6614 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6675 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.943 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6680 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6680 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.593 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6680 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gan6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.