Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 6:37 PM GMT+13 (05:37 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-12-09 05:37:46 UTC
Depth
517.9 km (321.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.154° S, 178.325° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
119

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2477 days ago · 619 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 569 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2473 days ago · 602 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2470 days ago · 466 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 533 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2457 days ago · 550 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2452 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 509 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2445 days ago · 531 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2443 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.8279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2442 days ago · 382 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 2442 days ago · 549 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2441 days ago · 485 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 622 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2436 days ago · 599 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.5296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2435 days ago · 468 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2432 days ago · 585 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2428 days ago · 613 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2491 days ago · 535 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2500 days ago · 561 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2501 days ago · 563 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2502 days ago · 468 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 447 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 499 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2512 days ago · 650 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006p4i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.