Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 2, 2005, 2:25 PM GMT+13 (01:25 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-02 01:25:06 UTC
Depth
596.8 km (370.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.925° S, 178.761° W
Region
Fiji
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 usp000e3ax. 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.

Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7639 days ago · 473 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7638 days ago · 486 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7635 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7630 days ago · 500 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7630 days ago · 527 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7630 days ago · 580 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7628 days ago · 581 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 7627 days ago · 586 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 7623 days ago · 551 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7622 days ago · 593 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 7620 days ago · 572 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 7618 days ago · 572 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 7617 days ago · 686 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7615 days ago · 609 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 5.5Fiji region · 7612 days ago · 645 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 586 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.8Fiji region · 7608 days ago · 533 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 7608 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 523 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.3Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 531 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 7596 days ago · 532 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 598 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 703 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 553 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 7644 days ago · 573 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 7646 days ago · 550 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7653 days ago · 512 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 7655 days ago · 549 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 7658 days ago · 539 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 7660 days ago · 500 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7664 days ago · 535 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7666 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7671 days ago · 603 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3ax. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.