Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 1:11 PM GMT+12 (01:11 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2025-02-27 01:11:48 UTC
Depth
566.0 km (351.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.582° S, 177.758° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 583 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 582 days ago · 595 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 582 days ago · 565 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 578 days ago · 585 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 577 days ago · 540 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 567 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 563 days ago · 531 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.5291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 561 days ago · 619 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 561 days ago · 630 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 560 days ago · 614 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 559 days ago · 565 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 559 days ago · 581 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 558 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 555 days ago · 642 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 552 days ago · 629 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 552 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 541 days ago · 575 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.2271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 540 days ago · 606 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 540 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 537 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 536 days ago · 591 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 535 days ago · 628 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 535 days ago · 565 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 534 days ago · 619 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 532 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 586 days ago · 526 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 587 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 594 days ago · 417 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 526 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 596 days ago · 547 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 604 days ago · 529 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 605 days ago · 583 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 605 days ago · 577 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pvqp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.