M4.2 earthquake 166 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 166 km W of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Jul 16, 2008, 6:45 AM GMT+13 (17:45 UTC), 181 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 133 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-15 17:45:03 UTC
- Depth
- 180.5 km (112.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.716° S, 175.935° 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 usp000gc8x. 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
- 161°
- Stations used
- 11
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.297 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6651 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6133 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6632 days ago · 208 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3107 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 6627 days ago · 198 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2159 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6603 days ago · 297 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc8x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.