Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 8, 2014, 5:00 AM GMT+13 (16:00 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-07 16:00:53 UTC
Depth
634.1 km (394.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.072° S, 179.037° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
150

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4528 days ago · 626 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 442 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 608 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4518 days ago · 590 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4518 days ago · 625 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 560 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 483 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4512 days ago · 621 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4510 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 448 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 629 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 588 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 604 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4502 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4501 days ago · 605 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 605 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 591 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4498 days ago · 617 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4492 days ago · 640 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 4536 days ago · 612 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4546 days ago · 629 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4554 days ago · 617 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4556 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4558 days ago · 574 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 599 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qd0j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.