Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 7:53 AM GMT+13 (18:53 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-02-26 18:53:43 UTC
Depth
561.9 km (349.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.726° S, 178.952° 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, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1674 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1667 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1660 days ago · 352 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1659 days ago · 415 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1657 days ago · 607 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1648 days ago · 577 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1646 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1644 days ago · 574 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1643 days ago · 578 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1636 days ago · 603 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1631 days ago · 575 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1620 days ago · 552 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1619 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1619 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 535 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 530 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 569 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 460 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 617 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1702 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h0e3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.