Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 26, 2008, 7:24 PM GMT+13 (06:24 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-26 06:24:06 UTC
Depth
533.1 km (331.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.093° S, 178.483° 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 usp000ghrf. 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
134°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6578 days ago · 549 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 629 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6575 days ago · 613 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.6273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6574 days ago · 542 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6566 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.5Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 614 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.2Fiji region · 6562 days ago · 410 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.7279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 520 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6558 days ago · 534 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6557 days ago · 529 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.8Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 300 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 610 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 517 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 6550 days ago · 612 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 620 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.2285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6540 days ago · 503 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 596 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 6536 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 625 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 5.3Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 393 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 645 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.5Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 537 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6524 days ago · 552 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.0286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6524 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.3Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 559 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.7Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 561 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 505 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 391 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6592 days ago · 637 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 6595 days ago · 566 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 605 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.1294 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6607 days ago · 522 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghrf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.