Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 28, 2008, 8:22 AM GMT+12 (20:22 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-12-27 20:22:41 UTC
Depth
609.6 km (378.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.440° S, 178.882° 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 usp000grna. 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 6489 days ago · 532 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6487 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.7Fiji region · 6486 days ago · 607 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.6Fiji region · 6478 days ago · 657 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6474 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 6472 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.6235 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6462 days ago · 671 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 6447 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 6440 days ago · 582 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 6491 days ago · 436 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.4Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 521 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 6504 days ago · 490 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 606 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 5.7Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 597 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.7Fiji region · 6509 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6512 days ago · 610 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 538 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 6515 days ago · 569 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 6517 days ago · 619 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grna. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.