Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 4:28 AM GMT+13 (15:28 UTC), 443 km (275 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 15:28:37 UTC
Depth
443.3 km (275.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.725° S, 177.661° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 413 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 506 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 557 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1727 days ago · 627 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 569 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 585 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 600 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 617 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 587 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.3277 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 316 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 612 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 508 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1688 days ago · 633 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 442 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1687 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 1684 days ago · 546 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 1683 days ago · 630 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1741 days ago · 541 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1752 days ago · 354 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 598 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf2a. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.