Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 11:11 AM GMT+13 (22:11 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
2025-12-27 22:11:46 UTC
Depth
590.8 km (367.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.911° S, 178.572° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 275 days ago · 491 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 261 days ago · 589 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 256 days ago · 597 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 254 days ago · 420 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 253 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 248 days ago · 533 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 246 days ago · 660 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 238 days ago · 587 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 6.2Fiji region · 236 days ago · 513 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.6283 km W of Houma, Tonga · 235 days ago · 414 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 232 days ago · 542 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 232 days ago · 494 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.1268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 230 days ago · 611 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 227 days ago · 585 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 282 days ago · 623 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 286 days ago · 445 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 289 days ago · 467 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.2Fiji region · 304 days ago · 599 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.6Fiji region · 305 days ago · 620 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 308 days ago · 646 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rl46. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.