Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, 6:38 AM GMT+13 (17:38 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-22 17:38:49 UTC
Depth
555.9 km (345.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.413° S, 178.046° 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 usp000ghht. 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
135°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6583 days ago · 479 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 505 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 549 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.6273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6573 days ago · 542 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6569 days ago · 477 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6566 days ago · 540 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 585 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.7279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 520 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 6558 days ago · 534 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6556 days ago · 529 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 6553 days ago · 610 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 6549 days ago · 506 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 6545 days ago · 595 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6543 days ago · 523 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 4.2285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 503 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 6540 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 6536 days ago · 536 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6524 days ago · 552 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 609 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6585 days ago · 467 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 391 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 474 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.5284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 476 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6591 days ago · 553 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.7286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 382 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6595 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6604 days ago · 605 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghht. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.