Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 111 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 111 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 9, 2008, 5:30 PM GMT-11 (04:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 86 km NE 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
2008-11-10 04:30:39 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.951° S, 173.716° 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 usp000gnby. 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
124°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.994 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6532 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.344 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6528 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6521 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.190 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6499 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.259 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6495 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.886 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6490 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.867 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 177 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.090 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6487 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.592 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 140 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 6.093 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6543 days ago · 144 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.562 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.486 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6560 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.289 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6562 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gnby. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.