Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 3:34 PM GMT-12 (03:34 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-10-26 03:34:26 UTC
Depth
609.6 km (378.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.433° S, 179.231° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
79

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2529 days ago · 559 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2525 days ago · 610 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 6.5Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 577 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2516 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2515 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2512 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 613 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2510 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2510 days ago · 650 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2500 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2497 days ago · 564 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2497 days ago · 587 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2490 days ago · 609 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2486 days ago · 518 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 619 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 588 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2473 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 2471 days ago · 602 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 2534 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2545 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 574 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 592 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2559 days ago · 598 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000634m. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.