Tonga earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 77 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 77 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Nov 25, 2008, 1:28 AM GMT-11 (12:28 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 60 km S of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-25 12:28:10 UTC
Depth
85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.657° S, 173.782° 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 usp000gpdy. 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
72°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Tonga · 6520 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.952 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6519 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.499 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6513 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6512 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.5124 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 185 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.859 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6502 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.881 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6501 days ago · 140 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.434 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6498 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.090 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6493 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.671 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6479 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.960 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6470 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.2154 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6538 days ago · 223 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.7152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6541 days ago · 188 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.861 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6547 days ago · 96 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpdy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.