Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 21, 2008, 5:09 AM GMT+13 (16:09 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-12-20 16:09:15 UTC
Depth
604.6 km (375.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.042° S, 177.520° 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 usp000gr17. 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
180°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6493 days ago · 551 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6467 days ago · 620 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 381 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 603 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 517 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.8265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6502 days ago · 384 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6504 days ago · 610 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 405 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 581 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 6.0Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 386 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 578 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.8Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 566 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.0284 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6522 days ago · 275 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 507 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 637 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gr17. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.