Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 74 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 74 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Aug 29, 2008, 5:22 PM GMT-11 (04:22 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2008-08-30 04:22:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.827° S, 173.113° 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 usp000gfze. 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.377 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6605 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.293 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6600 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.088 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.283 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6588 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.686 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6588 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.216 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6586 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.414 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6582 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.194 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6576 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 5.279 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6574 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.683 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6567 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.494 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6565 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.486 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.562 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 5.197 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6617 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 6.1101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.592 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6622 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.591 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6625 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.562 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.5118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6629 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfze. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.