Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 2, 2008, 11:58 AM GMT+13 (22:58 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-01 22:58:40 UTC
Depth
605.3 km (376.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.815° S, 178.647° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000gg69. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6594 days ago · 627 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 6592 days ago · 637 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6592 days ago · 553 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6589 days ago · 391 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 6585 days ago · 546 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 505 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6580 days ago · 533 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6578 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 6577 days ago · 629 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 6575 days ago · 613 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.6273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6574 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 6573 days ago · 537 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.4287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6566 days ago · 540 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.5Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 614 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 5.3Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 580 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 6565 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 6563 days ago · 603 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 5.2Fiji region · 6562 days ago · 410 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.7279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 520 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 6558 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6557 days ago · 529 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 6556 days ago · 604 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 3.8Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 300 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 6554 days ago · 610 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 6550 days ago · 612 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 595 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 643 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.0281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6616 days ago · 466 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 578 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6626 days ago · 544 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 6629 days ago · 521 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6631 days ago · 569 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6632 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gg69. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.