Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 1:36 AM GMT+13 (12:36 UTC), 482 km (300 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecast More in Fiji

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 1:36 AM GMT+13
UTC: 2018-12-09 12:36:46 UTC
Depth: 482.5 km (299.8 mi), deep
Epicenter: 21.085° S, 178.228° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 5.8 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 101°
Stations used: 64

Nearest places

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

Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast314 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i5bk (also filed as iscgem615091861). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.