Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 2:06 PM GMT+13 (01:06 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2022-09-08 01:06:23 UTC
Depth
538.3 km (334.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.595° S, 178.064° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 585 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1483 days ago · 525 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1482 days ago · 477 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 453 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1478 days ago · 433 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 638 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 342 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1465 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 491 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1450 days ago · 573 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 1450 days ago · 544 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 5.4Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 582 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 633 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 580 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 548 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 519 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 537 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 518 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 519 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.5Fiji region · 1430 days ago · 502 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 5.3253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 384 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  37. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 494 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1497 days ago · 588 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1500 days ago · 500 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 518 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1508 days ago · 501 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1509 days ago · 495 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 468 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1512 days ago · 403 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 615 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1514 days ago · 543 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ii0w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.