Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 5:11 AM GMT+13 (16:11 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-07 16:11:16 UTC
Depth
613.5 km (381.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.135° S, 179.050° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 589 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 529 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 411 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 5.8Fiji region · 1305 days ago · 534 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 546 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 586 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 594 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 588 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 606 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 557 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1350 days ago · 507 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jm98. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.