Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 3:14 AM GMT+13 (14:14 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-27 14:14:04 UTC
Depth
528.3 km (328.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.694° S, 178.247° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2651 days ago · 584 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2650 days ago · 555 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2642 days ago · 518 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2641 days ago · 480 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2633 days ago · 568 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 491 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 5.2Fiji region · 2622 days ago · 607 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2620 days ago · 626 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2619 days ago · 413 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2619 days ago · 553 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2609 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2608 days ago · 441 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 426 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2604 days ago · 600 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2601 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2598 days ago · 517 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2655 days ago · 564 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2655 days ago · 493 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2657 days ago · 634 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2657 days ago · 571 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2658 days ago · 542 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 505 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2668 days ago · 559 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2669 days ago · 549 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2672 days ago · 616 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 491 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2676 days ago · 468 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.6250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2678 days ago · 460 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2681 days ago · 603 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700045ww. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.