Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 10, 2019, 4:03 AM GMT+13 (15:03 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-09 15:03:42 UTC
Depth
545.1 km (338.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.749° S, 178.194° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2785 days ago · 598 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2782 days ago · 535 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2781 days ago · 487 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 536 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 2778 days ago · 615 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2771 days ago · 658 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2768 days ago · 527 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2767 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2766 days ago · 492 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2760 days ago · 489 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2756 days ago · 600 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2754 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2752 days ago · 481 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 590 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2749 days ago · 496 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2744 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 2741 days ago · 617 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.2242 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2739 days ago · 516 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2737 days ago · 493 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 2736 days ago · 580 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 542 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2791 days ago · 614 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2794 days ago · 593 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2798 days ago · 586 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2801 days ago · 457 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.8295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2803 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2804 days ago · 583 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 6.2Fiji region · 2804 days ago · 588 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2808 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2808 days ago · 519 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2811 days ago · 498 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2811 days ago · 587 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 476 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jfp2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.