M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 12:39 AM GMT+12 (12:39 UTC), 408 km (253 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-25 12:39:22 UTC
- Depth
- 407.7 km (253.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.483° S, 177.453° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -4.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 413 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 366 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 395 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 519 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1690 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 619 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf7t. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.