Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 30, 2008, 12:59 AM GMT-12 (12:59 UTC), 606 km (376 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-30 12:59:15 UTC
Depth
605.6 km (376.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.948° S, 179.609° 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 usp000gdfh. 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
103°
Stations used
162

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6637 days ago · 568 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6637 days ago · 603 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6635 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6624 days ago · 594 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 6611 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6586 days ago · 581 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 6645 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6647 days ago · 583 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6647 days ago · 584 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6648 days ago · 579 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6659 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 6660 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.8south of the Fiji Islands · 6662 days ago · 559 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdfh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.