Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 9:30 AM GMT+13 (20:30 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. 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
2014-07-17 20:30:22 UTC
Depth
614.9 km (382.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.729° S, 178.618° 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
±0.19
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 596 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 623 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 610 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 621 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 602 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 610 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4451 days ago · 557 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4447 days ago · 636 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 495 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 547 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 551 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 481 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4465 days ago · 447 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4466 days ago · 512 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4469 days ago · 611 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 576 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4480 days ago · 634 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4492 days ago · 640 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ryba. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.