Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 20, 2008, 2:44 AM GMT+13 (13:44 UTC), 623 km (387 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-19 13:44:55 UTC
Depth
623.3 km (387.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.729° S, 177.651° 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 usp000gp1s. 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
123°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6525 days ago · 637 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6525 days ago · 507 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.0284 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6523 days ago · 275 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 6.0Fiji region · 6518 days ago · 386 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6510 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.8Fiji region · 6510 days ago · 405 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6505 days ago · 610 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 6500 days ago · 603 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 6500 days ago · 381 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 6497 days ago · 605 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 6495 days ago · 551 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6493 days ago · 400 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6489 days ago · 500 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 6468 days ago · 620 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6528 days ago · 583 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 6534 days ago · 585 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 6539 days ago · 591 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 6540 days ago · 586 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6541 days ago · 587 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.6Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.4Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 584 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 6547 days ago · 582 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6547 days ago · 579 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gp1s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC.