Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 23, 2008, 12:46 PM GMT+13 (23:46 UTC), 535 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2008-01-22 23:46:20 UTC
Depth
535.4 km (332.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.041° S, 178.336° 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 usp000fx8p. 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
97°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6826 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6824 days ago · 482 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 547 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6823 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6822 days ago · 517 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6815 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6812 days ago · 573 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6811 days ago · 602 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6808 days ago · 568 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6802 days ago · 358 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6802 days ago · 446 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6800 days ago · 475 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.9259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6799 days ago · 488 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6798 days ago · 497 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.1284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6789 days ago · 504 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 6788 days ago · 580 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.5288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6781 days ago · 337 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.9290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6767 days ago · 503 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6832 days ago · 648 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6834 days ago · 539 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6834 days ago · 520 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 6843 days ago · 612 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6844 days ago · 552 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6851 days ago · 498 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.0296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6856 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx8p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.