Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 3:36 PM GMT-12 (03:36 UTC), 645 km (401 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-19 03:36:13 UTC
Depth
645.4 km (401.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.930° S, 179.109° 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 usp000gp14. 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
100°
Stations used
99

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 537 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 609 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.3Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.7Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 630 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 619 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.7295 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 6515 days ago · 512 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 6515 days ago · 569 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6514 days ago · 538 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 6512 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 5.7Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 597 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 606 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.4Fiji region · 6497 days ago · 521 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 6490 days ago · 436 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.8Fiji region · 6489 days ago · 610 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 5.6Fiji region · 6478 days ago · 657 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 6475 days ago · 654 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 6473 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 6471 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6534 days ago · 625 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 596 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 581 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 620 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 552 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 552 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 6547 days ago · 595 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6551 days ago · 612 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6553 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6555 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 6555 days ago · 300 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6557 days ago · 604 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gp14. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.