Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 12, 2014, 12:47 PM GMT+13 (23:47 UTC), 406 km (253 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-11 23:47:23 UTC
Depth
406.4 km (252.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.914° S, 177.245° 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
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
23

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4464 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4463 days ago · 525 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4450 days ago · 611 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4446 days ago · 579 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4443 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 565 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 578 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 587 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 473 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 348 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 585 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4423 days ago · 580 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.4251 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4418 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 4408 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 4477 days ago · 375 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4489 days ago · 633 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4492 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 616 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 547 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rwg5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.