Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 8:45 AM GMT-12 (20:45 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-24 20:45:00 UTC
Depth
603.5 km (375.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.352° S, 179.271° 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 usp000gd2h. 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
42°
Stations used
42

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 606 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6637 days ago · 603 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6635 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 569 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6623 days ago · 594 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.6Fiji region · 6616 days ago · 643 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 605 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 6595 days ago · 566 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6593 days ago · 637 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6646 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6647 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6654 days ago · 568 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6655 days ago · 621 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 6660 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 6663 days ago · 621 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 563 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 6670 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gd2h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.