M3.8 earthquake 195 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 195 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Aug 3, 2008, 10:11 AM GMT+13 (21:11 UTC), 225 km (140 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 159 km NNW 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-02 21:11:53 UTC
- Depth
- 225.3 km (140.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.570° S, 175.451° 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 usp000gdpt. 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
- 140°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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
- 4.4120 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6606 days ago · 170 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.3201 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6602 days ago · 252 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.1156 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6601 days ago · 226 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7159 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6586 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdpt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.