Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 25, 2014, 10:13 PM GMT+13 (09:13 UTC), 468 km (290 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-25 09:13:35 UTC
Depth
467.5 km (290.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.527° S, 177.687° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 19.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 382 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4293 days ago · 422 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4289 days ago · 554 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4282 days ago · 515 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 417 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4278 days ago · 451 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 607 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 542 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 406 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 595 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 576 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4308 days ago · 537 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 398 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4311 days ago · 529 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 485 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.6295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4315 days ago · 514 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4316 days ago · 437 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 483 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4327 days ago · 385 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4328 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4330 days ago · 546 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tea6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.