Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 44 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 11:05 PM GMT-11 (10:05 UTC), 96 km (60 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
2008-11-20 10:05:43 UTC
Depth
96.2 km (59.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.603° S, 173.603° 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 usp000gp3f. 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.

Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.952 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6519 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6519 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.678 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6518 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6513 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.434 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6498 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.190 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6497 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.259 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6493 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.886 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.867 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6486 days ago · 177 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.090 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6485 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.671 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6479 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.466 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6472 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.994 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6530 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3111 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6536 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.592 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6538 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 6.093 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6538 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.376 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6541 days ago · 144 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6547 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4122 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6548 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.562 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gp3f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.