Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 9:50 PM GMT+13 (08:50 UTC), 489 km (304 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-08 08:50:37 UTC
Depth
489.3 km (304.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.119° S, 177.722° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1751 days ago · 354 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 443 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 506 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1727 days ago · 627 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1714 days ago · 592 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1709 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1708 days ago · 585 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 625 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 587 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.3277 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 316 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 612 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1778 days ago · 512 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gaex. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.