M4.5 earthquake 21 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga on Thu, Apr 10, 2008, 1:11 AM GMT+13 (12:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 107 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-09 12:11:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.946° S, 175.005° 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 usp000g3ej. 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
- 86°
- Stations used
- 22
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.049 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 6734 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1107 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6716 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.367 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6715 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7104 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga · 6714 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6Tonga · 6703 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3ej. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.