Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 9:21 AM GMT+13 (20:21 UTC), 564 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2023-12-14 20:21:09 UTC
Depth
564.3 km (350.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.660° S, 177.629° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1018 days ago · 576 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 559 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 499 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 618 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 977 days ago · 532 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 965 days ago · 498 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 595 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 577 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 396 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 342 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 555 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 613 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 634 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 5.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1038 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lk5d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.