M4.3 earthquake 107 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 107 km NW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 6:47 AM GMT+13 (17:47 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 129 km W 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-12 17:47:18 UTC
- Depth
- 197.5 km (122.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.259° S, 175.193° 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 usp000gegr. 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
- 148°
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.780 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6624 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.5136 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6599 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8129 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 150 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.549 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga · 6583 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gegr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.