Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 5:05 AM GMT+13 (16:05 UTC), 622 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-21 16:05:43 UTC
Depth
621.5 km (386.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.966° S, 177.907° 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 usp000gf62. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 497 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6601 days ago · 527 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6590 days ago · 572 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 608 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 575 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.4Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 613 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 493 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6579 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.6296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6577 days ago · 560 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6570 days ago · 477 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.6257 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6559 days ago · 480 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.1284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6618 days ago · 697 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 532 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6628 days ago · 610 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6634 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 424 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf62. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.