Tonga earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 7, 2008, 4:35 PM GMT-12 (04:35 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 81 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-08 04:35:22 UTC
Depth
150.0 km (93.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.345° S, 174.402° 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 usp000gn7a. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2154 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6538 days ago · 223 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.5158 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6529 days ago · 227 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.499 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6513 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.5124 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 185 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.6160 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6504 days ago · 304 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.881 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6501 days ago · 140 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.6148 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 200 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Tonga · 6541 days ago · 312 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4165 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6541 days ago · 238 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.7152 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6541 days ago · 188 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.3149 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 229 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.469 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 150 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5142 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6561 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.696 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6565 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gn7a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.