Tonga earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 95 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jul 5, 2008, 1:51 AM GMT-12 (13:51 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 58 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-05 13:51:39 UTC
Depth
105.1 km (65.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.771° S, 174.099° 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 usp000gbd8. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
8

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6664 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.0162 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6663 days ago · 322 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6655 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5144 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1100 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6631 days ago · 147 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.8114 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6624 days ago · 149 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.858 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6617 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.4143 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6669 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6675 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6677 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.943 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.572 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 6683 days ago · 259 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gbd8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.