Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 18, 2022, 5:05 PM GMT-12 (05:05 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2022-05-19 05:05:15 UTC
Depth
591.3 km (367.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.722° S, 179.235° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
45

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1594 days ago · 598 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1591 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1590 days ago · 591 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 593 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1576 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1571 days ago · 588 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 596 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1563 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1558 days ago · 598 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1558 days ago · 493 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1557 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1555 days ago · 517 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 565 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1603 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1620 days ago · 591 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1620 days ago · 577 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 552 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hm83. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.