Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 2:02 PM GMT+13 (01:02 UTC), 590 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2019-09-25 01:02:05 UTC
Depth
589.5 km (366.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.986° S, 178.745° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2555 days ago · 628 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2554 days ago · 533 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2554 days ago · 574 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 594 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 508 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 632 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 607 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 2540 days ago · 610 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 610 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2534 days ago · 559 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2530 days ago · 610 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 518 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 553 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 592 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2515 days ago · 650 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2513 days ago · 499 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2506 days ago · 447 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 2567 days ago · 523 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2567 days ago · 571 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2572 days ago · 520 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 549 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 464 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 593 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2587 days ago · 611 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2588 days ago · 505 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 566 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 6.6Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 591 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005ky0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.