Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 26, 2008, 4:04 PM GMT+13 (03:04 UTC), 436 km (271 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 220 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2008-12-26 03:04:20 UTC
Depth
436.1 km (271.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.940° S, 178.196° 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 usp000grgh. 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
122°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 6488 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6488 days ago · 532 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6486 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.7Fiji region · 6485 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6473 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 6465 days ago · 457 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6460 days ago · 488 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.4Fiji region · 6446 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.5220 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6443 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.5278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6442 days ago · 502 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6439 days ago · 582 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6434 days ago · 514 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6491 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 551 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 532 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6495 days ago · 500 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.4Fiji region · 6496 days ago · 521 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 6503 days ago · 490 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6503 days ago · 535 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.4Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 606 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.7Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.4243 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6511 days ago · 517 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 6512 days ago · 538 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.8Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 538 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 6514 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.2269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6515 days ago · 519 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 619 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grgh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.