Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 5:15 AM GMT+13 (16:15 UTC), 546 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 16:15:28 UTC
Depth
545.9 km (339.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.323° S, 177.432° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1682 days ago · 357 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4215 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1681 days ago · 283 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1675 days ago · 584 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1672 days ago · 423 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1666 days ago · 541 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1662 days ago · 525 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1661 days ago · 581 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1660 days ago · 599 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 569 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1655 days ago · 339 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1650 days ago · 624 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1645 days ago · 576 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 1640 days ago · 514 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1639 days ago · 561 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1627 days ago · 569 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1689 days ago · 442 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1690 days ago · 633 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 550 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1695 days ago · 508 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 612 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3277 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1702 days ago · 316 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1702 days ago · 587 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1704 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1711 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1711 days ago · 571 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1714 days ago · 569 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gn83. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.