Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 5, 2005, 4:25 AM GMT+13 (15:25 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-04 15:25:58 UTC
Depth
585.7 km (363.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.515° S, 178.857° 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 usp000e5h6. 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
76°
Stations used
20

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 7605 days ago · 523 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.3Fiji region · 7605 days ago · 531 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7600 days ago · 664 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7597 days ago · 532 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 7584 days ago · 598 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 703 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 517 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 5.4Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 620 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 7.2Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 583 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 5.3Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 678 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 630 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 677 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 617 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 7577 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 7577 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 7572 days ago · 502 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 7572 days ago · 521 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7571 days ago · 582 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 7570 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 7558 days ago · 545 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 7552 days ago · 546 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 7613 days ago · 645 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7616 days ago · 609 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 7619 days ago · 572 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 7623 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 7624 days ago · 551 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 7628 days ago · 586 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 7629 days ago · 581 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 7631 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7631 days ago · 527 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7631 days ago · 500 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.9Fiji region · 7636 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5h6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.