Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 2:37 PM GMT+13 (01:37 UTC), 525 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 01:37:16 UTC
Depth
524.8 km (326.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.494° S, 178.170° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 543 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2854 days ago · 490 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2853 days ago · 545 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2851 days ago · 412 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 482 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2849 days ago · 467 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2849 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2846 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 588 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 608 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2839 days ago · 608 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2836 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2833 days ago · 580 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2831 days ago · 499 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2828 days ago · 525 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 537 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2827 days ago · 481 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 538 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2817 days ago · 476 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2809 days ago · 587 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2808 days ago · 498 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 519 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 5.8295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2801 days ago · 562 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2799 days ago · 457 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 551 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2857 days ago · 478 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2858 days ago · 562 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 508 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 528 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2871 days ago · 527 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2871 days ago · 483 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2872 days ago · 486 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2872 days ago · 535 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.1254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2873 days ago · 360 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2875 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2875 days ago · 613 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2880 days ago · 591 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 5.0Fiji region · 2882 days ago · 556 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2882 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000isqr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.