Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 124 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 124 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 9:28 PM GMT-12 (09:28 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-13 09:28:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.535° S, 173.807° 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 usp000ggzd. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7159 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6585 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3138 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6585 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.0124 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6579 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.696 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6565 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.469 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 150 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 229 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 5.7152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6542 days ago · 188 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.4165 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6541 days ago · 238 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.4151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6539 days ago · 150 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2154 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6538 days ago · 223 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.5104 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6600 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.1156 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6600 days ago · 226 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2171 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6601 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggzd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.