Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 9:39 AM GMT+13 (20:39 UTC), 553 km (344 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
2025-02-20 20:39:40 UTC
Depth
552.9 km (343.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.286° S, 178.699° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 581 days ago · 543 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 578 days ago · 561 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 577 days ago · 550 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 567 days ago · 508 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 565 days ago · 599 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 551 days ago · 583 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.6299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 547 days ago · 526 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 545 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 630 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 539 days ago · 575 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.1281 km W of Houma, Tonga · 534 days ago · 464 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 533 days ago · 601 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 593 days ago · 638 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 597 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.2261 km W of Houma, Tonga · 598 days ago · 373 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 600 days ago · 602 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 608 days ago · 622 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 617 days ago · 615 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pf3d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.