M4.5 earthquake 147 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 147 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 4:25 PM GMT-12 (04:25 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 192 km NW of Neiafu, 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 04:25:37 UTC
- Depth
- 88.8 km (55.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.344° S, 174.266° 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 usp000g3dv. 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
- 94°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2146 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 6734 days ago · 91 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.578 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 6724 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.5124 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6719 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.1192 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6699 days ago · 220 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3dv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.