Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 76 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 5:38 PM GMT-11 (04:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Apia forecastMore in Tonga

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-16 04:38:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.747° S, 173.111° 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 usp000gca2. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7127 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.4122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.4100 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.2107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6645 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.693 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6644 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.1104 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6643 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.5118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6626 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6622 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 5.7129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.592 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 6.1101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 5.197 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.374 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6608 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 5.377 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.293 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6600 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Tonga · 6667 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 5.289 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6672 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.943 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6680 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6681 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.593 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6681 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gca2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.