Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 47 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jul 16, 2008, 2:08 AM GMT-11 (13:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 77 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-16 13:08:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.177° S, 173.419° 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 usp000gcb0. 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
70°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4100 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6646 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.2107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6645 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.693 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6644 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.1104 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6643 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6626 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6622 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.858 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6615 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.374 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6608 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.377 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.058 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6600 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.7114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.476 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.558 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6662 days ago · 116 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.895 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6664 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.1Tonga · 6667 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.3114 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6673 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.761 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6676 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.943 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6680 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.574 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6681 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.593 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6681 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcb0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.