Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 28, 2008, 3:13 PM GMT-12 (03:13 UTC), 629 km (391 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2008-09-29 03:13:12 UTC
Depth
628.8 km (390.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.069° S, 179.185° 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 usp000ghxd. 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
80°
Stations used
127

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6574 days ago · 613 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.5Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 614 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 300 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 610 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 517 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6550 days ago · 612 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6545 days ago · 595 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 620 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 596 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 625 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 645 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.5Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 6519 days ago · 630 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 533 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 6592 days ago · 637 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 6594 days ago · 566 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6604 days ago · 605 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghxd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.