M4.5 earthquake 215 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 215 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, 5:15 AM GMT-12 (17:15 UTC), 221 km (137 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 151 km SW 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-08 17:15:35 UTC
- Depth
- 221.1 km (137.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.325° S, 175.477° 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 usp000fyfj. 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fyfj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.