Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 9, 2014, 6:06 AM GMT+13 (17:06 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 298 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
2014-07-08 17:06:46 UTC
Depth
579.7 km (360.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.225° S, 177.501° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4471 days ago · 566 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 406 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4464 days ago · 525 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4463 days ago · 525 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4458 days ago · 633 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4458 days ago · 512 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4457 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4450 days ago · 611 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4446 days ago · 579 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4443 days ago · 568 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 578 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 587 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 348 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4427 days ago · 496 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.4251 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4418 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4473 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4489 days ago · 633 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4492 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4496 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 616 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rv61. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.