Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 109 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 109 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Aug 19, 2008, 10:54 AM GMT-11 (21:54 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 83 km NNE 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
2008-08-19 21:54:21 UTC
Depth
83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.995° S, 174.059° 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 usp000gf1n. 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6137 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 5.197 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.377 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6606 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6605 days ago · 166 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.293 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6601 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6594 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.088 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.283 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6590 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.686 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6590 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.194 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6578 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 5.279 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6576 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 5.683 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6569 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.289 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6562 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 6.1101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6621 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.592 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.7129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6631 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.995 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6648 days ago · 83 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.3108 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 145 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf1n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.