M3.8 earthquake 67 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 67 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Dec 30, 2008, 10:41 AM GMT-11 (21:41 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-30 21:41:15 UTC
- Depth
- 177.1 km (110.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.432° S, 173.480° 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 usp000grvz. 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.090 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6485 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.671 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6479 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.466 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6473 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5110 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 6459 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.891 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6439 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grvz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.