Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 4:58 PM GMT+13 (03:58 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-12-22 03:58:10 UTC
Depth
568.9 km (353.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.258° S, 178.678° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
167

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2468 days ago · 466 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2443 days ago · 531 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.8279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2441 days ago · 382 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 549 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 622 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2434 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.5296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2433 days ago · 468 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2431 days ago · 585 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2427 days ago · 613 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2426 days ago · 549 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 585 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 567 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2423 days ago · 546 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.1269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2419 days ago · 388 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2415 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2474 days ago · 554 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 619 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2486 days ago · 518 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2490 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2491 days ago · 602 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 561 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2500 days ago · 583 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2501 days ago · 468 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006ppw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.