Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 31, 2014, 7:59 AM GMT+13 (18:59 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2014-12-30 18:59:08 UTC
Depth
589.0 km (366.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.236° S, 177.298° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 25.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 382 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 624 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4278 days ago · 451 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4261 days ago · 610 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 542 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 406 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 576 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 405 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4297 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 4301 days ago · 468 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 588 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4309 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4309 days ago · 398 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.8241 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4313 days ago · 316 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4316 days ago · 437 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4316 days ago · 483 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4320 days ago · 610 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tfpq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.