Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 104 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 104 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jul 26, 2008, 12:07 AM GMT-11 (11:07 UTC), 115 km (71 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-26 11:07:52 UTC
Depth
114.9 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.050° S, 172.823° 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 usp000gd67. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
76°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6626 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6622 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.197 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.374 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6608 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.377 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.693 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6644 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.2107 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6645 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.4100 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.7127 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.747 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.7114 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.476 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6653 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.1Tonga · 6667 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gd67. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.