M4.5 earthquake 87 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 87 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 4, 2008, 5:11 PM GMT+13 (04:11 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 128 km NW of Pangai, 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
- 2008-11-04 04:11:43 UTC
- Depth
- 82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.642° S, 174.814° 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 usp000gmww. 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
- 95°
- Stations used
- 16
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
- 3.6115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 229 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.3128 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 6507 days ago · 238 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.1138 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 255 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.090 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 6485 days ago · 150 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gmww. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.