Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 9, 2022, 10:35 PM GMT+13 (09:35 UTC), 429 km (266 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 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
2022-10-09 09:35:26 UTC
Depth
428.8 km (266.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.718° S, 177.721° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 578 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 512 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 561 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 518 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 519 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1430 days ago · 502 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 494 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 592 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 492 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 496 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 576 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 575 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 568 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 4.7Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 324 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1403 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 492 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 4.1Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 571 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 418 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 603 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 446 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 342 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1482 days ago · 477 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000is8y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.