Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 3:52 AM GMT+13 (14:52 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2025-10-09 14:52:15 UTC
Depth
600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.746° S, 178.701° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 356 days ago · 482 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 351 days ago · 487 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 348 days ago · 638 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 348 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 347 days ago · 475 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 530 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 339 days ago · 623 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 338 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 331 days ago · 587 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 330 days ago · 540 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 328 days ago · 520 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 327 days ago · 607 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 324 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 321 days ago · 599 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 320 days ago · 589 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 313 days ago · 486 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 312 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 522 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 309 days ago · 646 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 5.6Fiji region · 306 days ago · 620 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 5.2Fiji region · 305 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 365 days ago · 655 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 367 days ago · 591 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 373 days ago · 615 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 377 days ago · 474 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 378 days ago · 521 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 387 days ago · 517 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rkdw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.