Fiji earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 22, 2008, 1:15 AM GMT-12 (13:15 UTC), 643 km (400 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-22 13:15:22 UTC
Depth
643.3 km (399.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.885° S, 179.089° 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 usp000gf8b. 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
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6604 days ago · 605 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 6594 days ago · 566 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6594 days ago · 627 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6592 days ago · 637 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 629 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6574 days ago · 613 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.5Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6621 days ago · 578 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6629 days ago · 521 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6631 days ago · 569 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 6643 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6644 days ago · 618 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf8b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.