Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Dec 25, 2008, 6:40 PM GMT+12 (06:40 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-12-25 06:40:58 UTC
Depth
563.9 km (350.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.514° S, 178.716° 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 usp000gre5. 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
178°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6490 days ago · 538 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6490 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6488 days ago · 588 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6487 days ago · 588 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6474 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.8223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6460 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 5.9214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6459 days ago · 601 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.7239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6457 days ago · 537 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6453 days ago · 572 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6452 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 5.6207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6435 days ago · 515 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6494 days ago · 400 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6494 days ago · 513 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6496 days ago · 493 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6498 days ago · 622 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6500 days ago · 530 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6507 days ago · 558 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.4191 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6508 days ago · 597 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.6222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6510 days ago · 543 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6514 days ago · 606 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.6226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6515 days ago · 601 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.0233 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6516 days ago · 599 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.9215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6518 days ago · 559 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6520 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gre5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.