Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 9:43 PM GMT+12 (09:43 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-10-26 09:43:18 UTC
Depth
612.1 km (380.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.739° S, 179.005° 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 usp000gm2j. 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
62°
Stations used
109

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 595 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 552 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 620 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6536 days ago · 536 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6533 days ago · 625 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 6527 days ago · 645 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6525 days ago · 552 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.3Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 559 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.7Fiji region · 6522 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 6519 days ago · 630 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 619 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 6514 days ago · 569 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.8Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 538 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 6512 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 5.7Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 597 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 5.4Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 606 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 555 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.4Fiji region · 6497 days ago · 521 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 610 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 300 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 6558 days ago · 534 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.5Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 614 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6574 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6575 days ago · 613 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6578 days ago · 629 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6578 days ago · 549 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gm2j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.