Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 31, 2008, 7:31 PM GMT+13 (06:31 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 235 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-12-31 06:31:37 UTC
Depth
606.8 km (377.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.148° S, 178.422° 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 usp000grwn. 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
134°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6472 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.7275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6461 days ago · 521 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.6235 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 6460 days ago · 671 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 6446 days ago · 544 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.5278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6441 days ago · 502 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 6438 days ago · 582 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6434 days ago · 514 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6485 days ago · 595 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6487 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6487 days ago · 532 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.5285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 534 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6488 days ago · 610 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6489 days ago · 436 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6491 days ago · 568 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 532 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6495 days ago · 500 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.4Fiji region · 6496 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.8Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 517 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 6502 days ago · 490 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6503 days ago · 535 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 5.4Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 606 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 5.7Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.7Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 567 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 6511 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 569 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grwn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.