Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 27, 2008, 5:42 PM GMT+13 (04:42 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-27 04:42:29 UTC
Depth
572.5 km (355.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.085° S, 178.176° 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 usp000gap4. 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
96°
Stations used
152

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6669 days ago · 496 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.1299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6665 days ago · 565 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.1276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6665 days ago · 528 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 6665 days ago · 490 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 393 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6660 days ago · 586 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6658 days ago · 564 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 6656 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6652 days ago · 541 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 6650 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 537 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 6648 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.8Fiji region · 6644 days ago · 618 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.6Fiji region · 6641 days ago · 596 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.7260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6640 days ago · 473 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.2296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6640 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 424 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 6634 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 577 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 6629 days ago · 521 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 6625 days ago · 544 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 4.3254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6620 days ago · 479 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 490 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.7289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6615 days ago · 377 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Fiji region · 6682 days ago · 579 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6683 days ago · 535 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.5Fiji region · 6689 days ago · 622 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 6696 days ago · 565 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gap4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.