Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 12, 2014, 11:29 AM GMT+13 (22:29 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Fiji region. 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
2014-12-11 22:29:10 UTC
Depth
608.3 km (378.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.981° S, 178.819° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 624 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4305 days ago · 614 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 6.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 599 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 613 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 616 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 606 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 601 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 590 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 609 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 544 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 518 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 440 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 487 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4274 days ago · 566 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 4270 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 628 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 6.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 484 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 5.0Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 608 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 603 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 609 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 542 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4324 days ago · 536 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4329 days ago · 601 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4333 days ago · 626 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 4339 days ago · 612 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t9tm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.