M5.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 10:06 PM GMT+13 (09:06 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-09-11 09:06:51 UTC
- Depth
- 633.8 km (393.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.967° S, 178.976° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- I, not felt shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 27°
- Stations used
- 125
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 1478 days ago · 589 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 1474 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 627 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 609 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1458 days ago · 609 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1451 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 1451 days ago · 544 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 1450 days ago · 574 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1445 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 1441 days ago · 542 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1441 days ago · 582 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 633 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 580 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 519 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 1429 days ago · 533 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 4.2Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 525 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1489 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1490 days ago · 462 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 1497 days ago · 559 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1498 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1509 days ago · 587 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i764. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.