Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 8, 2022, 1:24 PM GMT+13 (00:24 UTC), 558 km (347 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-08 00:24:20 UTC
Depth
557.9 km (346.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.797° S, 178.649° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
27

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1663 days ago · 352 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.5297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1661 days ago · 415 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1660 days ago · 607 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1651 days ago · 577 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.0290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1650 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 600 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1647 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1646 days ago · 578 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1641 days ago · 543 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1639 days ago · 603 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 558 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1633 days ago · 432 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1625 days ago · 405 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1622 days ago · 552 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1622 days ago · 577 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1622 days ago · 591 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1677 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1679 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1690 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1694 days ago · 535 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1695 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1699 days ago · 460 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h2xh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.