Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 6, 2019, 10:46 PM GMT-12 (10:46 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 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
2019-10-07 10:46:51 UTC
Depth
591.8 km (367.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.928° S, 179.272° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
50

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 574 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 2534 days ago · 610 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2533 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 553 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 6.5Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 577 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2521 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2519 days ago · 598 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2515 days ago · 613 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 592 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2504 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2503 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2502 days ago · 564 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2501 days ago · 587 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2494 days ago · 609 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 598 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2566 days ago · 571 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2568 days ago · 587 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005ung. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.