M3.6 earthquake 115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 115 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Dec 10, 2008, 2:56 AM GMT+13 (13:56 UTC), 229 km (142 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 58 km WNW 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-09 13:56:09 UTC
- Depth
- 229.2 km (142.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.118° S, 174.927° 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 usp000gq8x. 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
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6160 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6505 days ago · 304 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.1138 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 255 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5134 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6474 days ago · 214 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6467 days ago · 264 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4164 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6464 days ago · 230 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.658 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6461 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2120 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6456 days ago · 238 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gq8x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.