Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 24, 2005, 1:00 AM GMT-12 (13:00 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-12-24 13:00:15 UTC
Depth
562.0 km (349.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.880° S, 179.481° 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 usp000e6sh. 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
112°
Stations used
43

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 7584 days ago · 611 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7570 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 7564 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7558 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 7552 days ago · 572 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7550 days ago · 600 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 7539 days ago · 615 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7536 days ago · 500 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7533 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7532 days ago · 611 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 7530 days ago · 571 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7590 days ago · 592 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7590 days ago · 563 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7595 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7598 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 7601 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 7608 days ago · 564 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 533 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7618 days ago · 686 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e6sh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.