Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 2:10 AM GMT-12 (14:10 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-18 14:10:49 UTC
Depth
599.8 km (372.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.585° S, 179.143° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
48

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 578 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2840 days ago · 588 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2831 days ago · 589 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 618 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 543 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 624 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2809 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2804 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 6.2Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 588 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 583 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2786 days ago · 579 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2784 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 590 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 558 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 562 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2861 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2863 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2865 days ago · 641 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 532 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2869 days ago · 632 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iurt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.