M4.6 earthquake 66 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 66 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jun 11, 2008, 6:07 AM GMT+13 (17:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km W 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-06-10 17:07:58 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.004° S, 174.496° 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 usp000g950. 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
- 79°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.181 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6682 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.271 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6681 days ago · 139 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.0102 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6662 days ago · 228 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.6105 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.457 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 6647 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.949 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga · 6637 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g950. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.