Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 28, 2022, 4:32 PM GMT+13 (03:32 UTC), 540 km (336 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-28 03:32:35 UTC
Depth
540.2 km (335.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.133° S, 177.834° 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 17.3 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 614 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 574 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 623 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 572 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1366 days ago · 588 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 392 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.3263 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 339 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1354 days ago · 558 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 387 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1347 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1339 days ago · 561 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 620 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 389 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1316 days ago · 455 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 565 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 549 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 414 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 418 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j3f2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.