Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 12:45 AM GMT+13 (11:45 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-20 11:45:34 UTC
Depth
587.5 km (365.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.063° S, 178.632° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2840 days ago · 608 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2834 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2829 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2829 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2828 days ago · 481 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 618 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 543 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 624 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2810 days ago · 587 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 6.2Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 588 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 583 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2800 days ago · 457 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2790 days ago · 614 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 545 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2786 days ago · 579 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2784 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 487 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2842 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2847 days ago · 565 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 539 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2850 days ago · 467 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 2851 days ago · 482 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2852 days ago · 412 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 541 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 543 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 551 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.4274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 478 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 562 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2861 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2865 days ago · 641 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.0Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 532 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 528 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2869 days ago · 632 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j1rd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.