Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 6:22 AM GMT-12 (18:22 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-14 18:22:50 UTC
Depth
594.2 km (369.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.933° S, 179.515° 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 usp000gep6. 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
99°
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 6611 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6586 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.5Fiji region · 6566 days ago · 614 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 569 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6635 days ago · 591 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6637 days ago · 603 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6637 days ago · 568 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 606 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 6645 days ago · 604 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6647 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6647 days ago · 584 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6648 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gep6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.