M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 17, 2005, 7:03 PM GMT-12 (07:03 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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 usp000e24h. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e24h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.