Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 10:31 PM GMT+13 (09:31 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-06-27 09:31:06 UTC
Depth
563.5 km (350.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.701° S, 178.200° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2648 days ago · 528 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2645 days ago · 584 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2644 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2636 days ago · 518 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2635 days ago · 480 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2627 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 491 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.2Fiji region · 2616 days ago · 607 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2614 days ago · 626 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2613 days ago · 413 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2613 days ago · 553 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2603 days ago · 541 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2602 days ago · 441 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2599 days ago · 426 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2598 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2595 days ago · 547 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2592 days ago · 517 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2649 days ago · 493 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 2651 days ago · 634 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2651 days ago · 571 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2652 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2658 days ago · 505 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2662 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2663 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2666 days ago · 616 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2669 days ago · 491 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.6250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2672 days ago · 460 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2675 days ago · 603 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004b80. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.