M4.1 earthquake 255 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 255 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:02 PM GMT+13 (07:02 UTC), 358 km (222 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 244 km WNW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-24 07:02:16 UTC
- Depth
- 357.8 km (222.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.975° S, 176.297° 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 usp000gpba. 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
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4244 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6503 days ago · 301 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4231 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6501 days ago · 254 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpba. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.