Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 9, 2008, 4:23 AM GMT+13 (15:23 UTC), 521 km (324 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 226 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-08 15:23:19 UTC
Depth
521.2 km (323.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.520° S, 178.226° 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 usp000ge72. 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
122°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6626 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.3226 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6625 days ago · 338 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 578 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6621 days ago · 479 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6619 days ago · 490 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6617 days ago · 466 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.6Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 643 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.7289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6615 days ago · 377 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 605 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6595 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 6594 days ago · 627 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.7286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6593 days ago · 382 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.5284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 476 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 474 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 391 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6586 days ago · 467 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 556 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 3.9266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6583 days ago · 479 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 505 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 533 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 6578 days ago · 549 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.6273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6574 days ago · 542 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 6570 days ago · 477 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 577 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 424 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.2296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6640 days ago · 569 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.7260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6641 days ago · 473 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 6641 days ago · 596 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6644 days ago · 618 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6649 days ago · 576 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6652 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 6653 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6656 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ge72. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.