Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 12:13 AM GMT+13 (11:13 UTC), 548 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-22 11:13:09 UTC
Depth
548.1 km (340.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.484° S, 177.623° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2716 days ago · 595 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2714 days ago · 588 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2713 days ago · 374 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2712 days ago · 534 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2711 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2299 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2710 days ago · 565 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.4299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2707 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2705 days ago · 551 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2704 days ago · 567 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2697 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2694 days ago · 584 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2693 days ago · 516 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.7290 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2693 days ago · 384 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.4262 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 536 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2691 days ago · 518 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 2687 days ago · 566 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 504 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2675 days ago · 621 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 491 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2668 days ago · 549 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.5288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 2662 days ago · 571 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 606 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2722 days ago · 361 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2722 days ago · 617 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2723 days ago · 527 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2724 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2728 days ago · 582 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2734 days ago · 471 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2242 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2741 days ago · 516 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 578 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 561 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003a6r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.